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all appearances thriving, but there was probably decay 
going on, as in two years the tree died. 
GREEN WooDPECKER.—A fairly-common resident. Its old 
nest-holes abound in large woods, and fresh ones are 
discovered by the chips upon the ground. I have 
seen a nest as low as two feet nine inches from the 
ground, but the usual height is about fifteen feet. 
WRYNECK.—A summer migrant, pretty common. Its 
ordinary time of arrival is the beginning of April, but 
I believe I once heard one the beginning of March, 
though I will not be quite sure about it. 
Cuckoo.—A summer visitant, not particularly common. 
At Cromer, I consider it almost’a rarity. 
Hooror.—An occasional migrant. Of late the hoopoe 
has become very rare, though it used not to be so. 
RoL_ier.—Mr. Stevenson enumerates no less than fifteen 
occurrences of the roller, but it has not been seen for 
many years now. 
NIGHTJAR OR GOATSUCKER.—A summer visitant. In eight 
days from the time of hatching the young can run, in 
thirteen the serrated claw appears, in fifteen they can 
‘‘jar” in imitation of their parents, and in eighteen 
they can fly. 
Swirr.—A summer visitant. Like the nightjar this is one 
of the last to arrive, and, with the exception of the 
adult cuckoo, is the first to leave us. 
ALPINE SwirT.—Two have been obtained, one at Old 
Buckenham, the other at Yarmouth, and two others 
are believed on good grounds to have been seen. 
BEE-EATER.—The first killed in England were two shot at 
Mattishall in 1793. Next, as regards Norfolk, is one 
shot at Yarmouth, which passed toa birdstuffer named 
1 Comp. ‘*Zoologist,” 1875, p. 4633. 
