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MERLIN.—A rather common autumn visitant, occasionally 
taken in birdcatchers’ nets. My father has had as 
many as three thus captured, which had pounced 
upon the call- or decoy-bird. 
Hossy.—A summer visitant, not infrequently breeding. 
RED-FOOTED FaLcon.—An accidental straggler; not known 
as a British bird until 1830, when no less than five 
were secured in Norfolk. A sixth occurred in 1843, 
and a seventh in 1868. 
KESTREL.— Common, receiving migratory additions. 
Young pheasants are too often an attraction for them, 
and more are trapped by the keepers in July than at 
any other time. 
GoLDEN Eacie.—In November, 1868, a golden eagle was 
found by Mr. T. J. Mann, at Stiffkey, near the sea; 
it was unfortunately too much decomposed to be pre- 
served, except both feet up to the tarsal joint, which 
was quite enough for identification. 
WHITE-TAILED EaGLE.—Young birds have repeatedly oc- 
curred in autumn and winter, but never an adult. My 
father has an eagle of this species, which was trapped 
at Beachamwell, and which lived in confinement thirty- 
six years. 
Kirr.—The kite, not so long ago a resident, is now a very 
accidental migrant. In 1815 we find Hunt! saying 
that scarcely anyone could be unacquainted with it ; 
but in 1829 the same author speaks of it as having 
become extremely rare, and later authors repeat the 
tale. It probably nested in Norfolk until about 1830, 
or perhaps longer. 
Honey Buzzarp.—Has probably never been anything 
more than an autumn migrant, occasionally abundant. 
' Hunt’s works are the ‘‘ British Ornithology,’ and a ‘‘ List of the 
Birds of Norfolk,” contributed to Stacey’s ‘‘ History of Norfolk,”’ 
1829, enumerating 226 species. He was a native of Norwich, and died 
in 1842, leaving his work incomplete. 
