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APPENDIX B. 



Without attempting to bring the whole of the in- 

 formation contained in the first and second volumes of 

 this work up to our present knowledge, there are a few 

 species to which, from their great rarity or other causes, 

 it seems desirable to refer. They are as follows : — 



Noctua tengmalmi, Tengmalm's Owl (vol. i., p. 

 60). In addition to that recorded by Mr. Stevenson two 

 other examples of this bird are now known to have 

 occurred in Norfolk. One in Mr. Dowell's collection 

 was taken alive by a labouring man, at Beechamwell, 

 near Swalfham, on the 27th June, 1849. It was found 

 sitting in a bush, apparently dazzled by the bright sun- 

 light, and " mobbed " by jays, blackbirds, and a flock of 

 smaller tormentors. On Sunday, 30tii October, 1881, 

 a Tengmalm's owl, now in the possession of Mr. J. H. 

 Gurney, was taken alive at Cromer Light-house at 

 2 a.m., the weather at the time being misty, and the 

 wind south-south-east. 



Ruticilla suecica, Bluethroat (vol. i., p. 96). At 

 the time Mr. Stevenson wrote he could only claim this 

 species for Norfolk from a single example ; it has since 

 proved to be a frequent, probably a regular, autumn 

 migrant, occurring on certain parts of our coast, usually 

 in September, and sometimes in considerable numbers. 

 As many as eighty were observed by Dr. Power, at Cle}^, 

 in September, 1884 ; and on various occasions since that 

 time many have been seen and not a few shot ; so that, 

 as just suggested, this species may visit us every autumn 

 in greater or fewer numbers, the vast majority being im- 

 mature birds. Their stay is very brief, probably only 

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