LITTLE BUSTARD. 45 
I have any evidence is a bird in the collection of Lord 
Sondes, at Elmham Hall, which, as his Lordship has 
kindly informed me, was shot by his gamekeeper on 
some fenny land at Elmham, about the year 1822 or 
1823. It is in full winter plumage, but the sex was 
not noted at the time. 
Next, probably, in order of date are the two supposed 
females (Nos. 185a and 185b) in the Norwich museum, 
of which the first, as shown by the donation book, was 
presented by Mr. William Primrose in 1847. This one 
is stated to have been killed at Trunch, but although 
the exact period of its capture is unknown, it is most 
likely, from its being already stuffed and “ cased up” 
when placed in the museum, that it was procured some 
time prior to that event. The second, presented by the 
late Mr. Sparshall, in 1843, was shot in a turnip field 
at Hellesdon, near Norwich; in 1835, according to an 
entry in the donation book, but in Mr. Lombe’s* MS. 
notes the date of this specimen is given as December 
3rd, 1833, which I have reason to believe is the more 
correct. Mr. Gurney remembers this bird in the posses- 
sion of Mr. Sparshall, for some years before it was 
deposited in the museum collection. 
About the year 1836, as recorded in Mr. Dowell’s 
note book, a Little Bustard was killed at Morston, near 
Blakeney, by Mr. Wood, which is said to have been 
presented to the British museum; and, in reply to my 
enquiries, Mr. W. G. Wood, jun., furnished me with the 
following additional particulars :—“It was shot by my 
father more than thirty years ago. I think it was a female. 
Major Loftus had it, as he then hired both the Stiffkey 
and Morston shooting; it was killed in autumn.” I have 
* There are two fine specimens, male and female, in Mr. Lombe’s 
collection, but no record exists as to the localities from whence he 
obtained them. 
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