522 CORVUS COR AX. 



[^ 2780. yy/f^p.—Icklingham Heath, 13 March, 18 54 "A.N." 



These eg-^-s were taken out of the nest by the gamekeeper, and lowered to nje 

 bv a string. He left two others in it. The nest was in what remained of the 

 old hurst, most of which was being- cut down.] 



[^ 2787. 7)ro.— Icklingham Belt, 11 April, 1854. " E. N." 



The first time the nest had been in the Belt. My brother seems to have 

 been present at the taking, and, as before, two eggs were left in the nest, which 

 was tbe third built that year by the birds.] 



[^2788. 77/r^e.—IckKngham Heath, 17 March, 1855. "A.N." 



I found the nest on the 5th March in the old hurst— a tree which I think 

 had been used once before. As tliere was a new warrener on the ground, I had 

 to make fresh arrangements about the birds. On the 17th I took the game- 

 keeper with me, and he got up to the nest, in which there was seven eggs. I 

 had them all lowered to me, and chose four of them. They were about three- 

 fourths incubated. They are rather small eggs. We must have given away 

 one of them, but to whom I know not. The old Falcon which we have so 

 often seen at the hurst at this season was there as usual ; her chief prey is 

 Stock-Doves, and it is much to the credit of the warrener that he does not kill 

 her, as the Doves are one of his perquisites.] 



[§ 2789. Oy^^.— Icklinghara Heath, 18 March, 1856. "A. & 

 E. N." 



The nest was in the same hurst as before, and there is no note of any one 

 being with us. I think my brother climbed to it. There were four young 

 birds about two days old, and this egg, which was rotten. I visited it again 

 on the 11th of April, when there were only three young, which I saw the 

 gamekeeper take out of the nest. Tbe old birds were very fierce, but did not 

 actually attack him. The young we took were given to Mr. Salvin.] 



§ 2790. Three— n\eden, 5-12 March, 1857. " E. N. ipse." 



My brother wrote that this nest, the first ever known in the parish, was 

 built in a Scotch fir-tree on the north-east side of the Duke's Ride Plantation 

 near the end. Out of it he took two eggs on the 5th of March, leaving four 

 others. They appeared to have been sat upon for about six days. The third 

 egg was taken by the gamekeeper about a week after.] 



