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The two specimens to the right hand of the 
case were obtained in 1888 near Langham, Norfolk, 
and were presented by Mr. Neale F. Rk. Rippingall. 
The upper one is a male, the bird on the ground a 
female. 
The other specimens were shot at Cley, in North 
Norfolk, the same year by the late Mr. George 
Haycock, who bequeathed them to this Museum. Of 
these, one male (to the left) and one female (in the 
middle), are stuffed flying, The males can be 
distinguished both by their bright chestnut colouring 
above, and by their longer tail feathers; but the 
strangely pointed wings and short closely feathered 
legs and feet are common to both sexes. 
SNOWY OWL. 
Case 310, 
Among Arctic snows and lichen-clad rocks is 
the home of this magnificent bird, which strays 
southward occasionally in the winter, but only as a 
rare visitor even to our northern shores. This 
specimen was shot in the Orkneys, December, 1837. 
(From the Borrer Collection). 
HONEY BUZZARD: 
Case 311. 
Within the recollection of persons still living 
(1909) this fine long-necked Buzzard nested regularly 
in the New Forest. Mr. Jenkinson (of Crowborough) 
when living in Hampshire has found the nest on 
more than one occasion. . Now it appears to be a 
rare visitor only. It feeds on caterpillars and other 
insects and.is especially fond of the grubs of wasps 
and bees. ‘The bird in the centre of the case is a 
young male. It was shot by Mr. Alfred Smith in 
Shave Wood, Albourne, Sussex, September 18th, 
1845, while scraping out a wasp’s nest. The left 
