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Observations on the Fauna of Norfolk, and more particularly on the District 

 of the Broads. By the late Rev. Richard Lubbock, M.A. New 

 Edition. Norwich : Jarrold and Sons. 1879. Price 6s. 



Among the works descriptive of the Natural History of particular districts 

 or counties in England, the "Fauna of Norfolk" occupies a conspicuous 

 position. To quote the words of Mr. H. Stevenson, F.L.S., " There is 

 scarcely a writer, since 1845, on the birds of the United Kingdom that 

 does not quote Lubbock, and in ornithological works comprehending a 

 far wider geographical range, his name as surely finds an honoured 

 place in reference to the habits of wild fowl and species extinct only in 

 the last half century in the marshes of Norfolk. His classical attain- 

 ments lent that charm to his writings which only an acquaintance with 

 ancient as well as modern literature can afford, and the happy combina- 

 tion, in his case, of the well-read naturalist with the practical experience 

 of the sportsman, gave the stamp of truth to his graphic descriptions." 



The first edition of the work was published in 1845, and has long 

 been out of print, and the author died in 1876, at the ripe age of seventy- 

 eight. This new edition has been edited by Mr. Thomas Southwell, 

 F.Z.S., (President of the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society,) who 

 has perfoi'med his work with great care, distinguishing by brackets the 

 new work derived from the author's own MS. notes, and appending 

 initials to all editorial and other passages. 



While Mr. Lubbock's personal observations were chiefly directed to 

 the neighbourhood of the Broads, the editor has endeavoured to make 

 the work as comprehensive in its scope as possible, and he includes the 

 district known as Lothingland, between Lowestoft and Yarmouth, which, 

 though in Suffolk, belongs geographically to Norfolk. 



The Broads form the most picturesque part of East Norfolk, con- 

 stituting a lake-district, unrivalled for boating expeditions in any other 

 part of the country. As their name implies, they are broad, though 

 shallow, expanses of water that are found along the valleys of the Bure 

 and Tare ; sometimes they lie in the direct course of the river, at others 

 they are only connected with the main stream by narrow channels. The 

 fishes of these waters receive due attention from Mr. Lubbock, and it ia 

 mentioned as a matter for the angler, that on Banworth Broad 

 upwards of ninety pike have been taken in a day by two amateur 

 fishermen. Among the mammals, the Otter is still common in Norfolk ; 

 its stronghold, as Mr. Southwell observes, being in the district of the 

 Broads, but there is scarcely a stream in the county near which it has 

 not been found. 



Particular notes of the Decoys are given, and their position is shown 

 on a map. Some notes on Hawking, from the pen of Prof. A. Newton, 

 F.R.S., are appended ; as well as notes by other naturalists, on the 

 Reptiles and Amphibians, the Sea Fish, Lepidoptera, and Botany. A 



