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OspREY.—A spring and autumn visitant, not very rare. 
PaLLas’ SAND GRousE.—The advent of these Tartar sand 
grouse, In 1863, is one of the most extraordinary 
ornithological events on record, and attracted general 
notice in Norfolk, where more were obtained than in | 
any other county.! 
Biack GrousE.—The black grouse, known as a Norfolk 
bird since the days of Sir Thomas Browne, now only 
exists on H.R.H. the Prince of Wales’ estate at San- 
dringham, where although its numbers have been re- 
plenished by Scotch importations, it appears to be so 
rare, that, according to information kindly obtained for 
me by Mr. E. Beck, there are only about nine brace left. 
[RED GrRousE.—Sundry attempts have been made to 
introduce the Scotch grouse at Sandringham,” 
Elveden, Holt, and other places, but we have no 
extent of moor sufficient for them. | 
PHEASANT.—It is needless to say that the semi-domesticated 
pheasant abounds, with all its numerous varieties ; and 
several estates might be named on which _battue- 
shooting is carried to an extraordinary extent. 
RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE.—It is just about.a hundred years 
since the red-legged partridge was introduced. It is 
not so common as it used to be. 
PARTRIDGE.—Very abundant. This species is a good 
example of how dependent birds are upon weather, 
too much rain sometimes killing the young by thou- 
sands. The largest bags of partridges on record 
have been made in Norfolk. The Maharajah Duleep 
Singh killed 780 birds to his own gun, in one day, on 
his estate near Thetford. 
' A single specimen was shot early in July, 1859, at Walpole St. 
Peter, just within the boundaries of Norfolk. 
2 A correspondent of the ‘‘ Norwich Mercury” of September roth, 
1881, says that of fourteen brace turned out at Sandringham in 1878, 
enough remained to propagate three broods in 1881. 
