ORNITHOLOGY OF NORFOLK. 5 
numbers become a serious tax upon the farmers’ corn, there are and always 
have been legitimate and effectual means for thinning their ranks without 
involving in one general massacre the useful and the mischievous—the Rook 
and Sparrow, and often, though quite unintentionally, the Partridge 
as well. 
The arrangement and nomenclature of Yarrell’s, “ British birds,’ has been 
adopted, with but one or two slight exceptions (indicated by a *) in the fol- 
lowing list of the Birds of Norfolk ; and the initial letters, &c., placed after 
the English names of each species, will be readily understood by reference 
to the subjoined table, 
acc.—Accidental,—very rare, or such as have occurred but a few times 
irregularly. 
a.w.m.—Autumn and winter migrants, amongst which are included most 
of the Gulls, but although some birds of this tribe are seen on the coast 
nearly all the year round, they do not (with the exception of the Black- 
headed Gull) breed here, and cannot therefore be classed as residents. 
sp. a. m.—Spring and autumn migrants. 
sp. a m. oce.—Occasional spring and autumn migrants 
sp. a.m. occ. b.— Spring & autumn migrants occasionally remaining to breed. 
s. m.—Summer migrants. 
s. m. b.—Summer migrants breeding here. 
s. m. occ. b.— Summer migrants breeding here occasionally. 
r.—Resident all the year and breeding here. 
r. m.—Residents receiving migratory additions in autumn and winter. 
r. m. occ.—Residents occasionally receiving additions. 
ir. m.—lrregular migrants apparing at various seasons. 
w. m.—Winter migrants. 
w. m. ir.—Trregular winter migrants. 
w. m. occ. b.— Wiuter migrants occasionally remaining to breed. 
Halizetus albicilla ... White-tailed Eagle ... aw Mm — — 
Pandion halieetus ... Osprey ie oe spam — — 
*Falco greenlandicus... Greenland Falcon .... ace. — — — — 
peregrinus ... Peregrine Falcon ace spam — — 
— subbuteo ... Hobby at ne s. m. occ. b. — 
—— rufipes ... w«,, ed-footed Falcon, ».... ace — =p 
— esalon .. Merlin a ane sp. a m. — — 
tinnunculus .. Kestrel is ta r mn — — — 
Astur palumbarius ...  Goshawk ... =o sp. a. m. occ. — 
Accipiter nisus... .. Sparrowhawk oe rm — — — 
Milvus vulgaris vzen ” Kate tf oe aC 
Buteo vulgaris .. Common Buzzard ... Ce | 
lagopus .. .. Rough-legged Buzzard Sp. a.m — 
Pernis apivorus «» Honey Buzzard eae sp. 2. m. occ. — 
Circus ceruginosus .... Marsh Harrier 3 r m. — — 
cyaneus .. Hen Harrier es sp. a.m. occ. b 
— montagui ... Montague’s Harrier ... Sp. a. m. acc. b 
Scops aldrovandi . ... Scop’s EaredOwl  .... ace. — — — — 
- aslo “65 ... American Mottled Owl ace. — — — — 
Otus vulgaris ... ... Long-eared Owl so rn — — — 
brachyotos ... Short-eared Owl oe sp. a.m. occ. b.? 
Strix flammea .. Barn Owl .. ae r —- — — — 
Syrnium stridula .. Tawny Owl we r — — — — 
Surnia nyctea .. Snowy Owl we aCe, 
Noctua passerina won + duittle Owl)... we ace, — 
tengmalm .. Tengmalm’s Owl we CC. — 
Lanius excubitor ... Great Grey Shrike ... irr. m. — — — 
collurio ... Red-backed Shrike... sm bo — — 
rutilus -»» Woodchat Shrike ACC 
