216 . BIRDS OF NORFOLK. 



[On June 5th, 7th, and 17th, Mr. Norgate found other 

 nests of the same species with nine, nine, nine, and four 

 eggs respectively, lined with the characteristic dark 

 down intermixed with white feathers.] 

 1887. May 5. I saw ten tufted drakes, after walking round the 

 pool and disturbing the pool ; most or all of these were 

 joined by their ducks, which are probably all nesting 

 here now. 



May 26. On the same pool I saw thirteen or fourteen jDairs 

 of tufted ducks, and had a good view of a tufted duck 

 as she flew oif her nest of eight fresh eggs within a few 

 yards of five nests of pochards. 



[On the 30th May and 3rd June Mr. ISTorgate also saw 

 other nests of this species containing eight, seven, and 

 seven eggs ; also several nests of the pochard.] 



I have quoted IMr. Norg-ate's notes somewhat at 

 length, for it would be impossible to condense them 

 without detracting from their value, either as evidence 

 of the increasing numbers of fowl now frequenting the 

 rather extended district to which thej and Lord Wal- 

 singham's notes refer, or as conveying information with 

 regard to the nesting of birds which few British natur- 

 alists have had so excellent an opportunity of watching 

 as Mr. Norgate, and which I am sure none can turn to 

 better account. 



FULIGULA GLACIALIS (Linn^us). 

 LONG-TAILED DUCK. 



The month of November almost invariably brings 

 the long-tailed duck to our coast, although in varying 

 and uncertain numbers, but it is not so entirely a 

 hard-weather bird as has been generally supposed. 

 Indeed, this ocean loving species seems able to remain 

 at sea in almost any weather, and may even be abundant 

 in the offing when quite unsuspected and without coming 

 under the iiotice of the shore gunners. IMr. Booth states 

 that " immature birds in considerable numbers, as well 

 as a few adults, annually work their way south on the 

 apj)roach of winter, and take up their quarters off our 

 eastern and southern coasts, for the most part selecting 

 such situations over mussel-banks and other feeding- 



