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femal killed in Feb. 1866 (Gunnin Z. 2nd S. 227). Mr. T.M. Spalding 

 when a ooy had eggs from Redishain Great Wood (F. Spalding in litt). 



2. An old male shot by Mr. Spalding at Covehithe near Benacre, in 

 the spring of 1844 (Spald. List, u. s. ; Lot 385 in his sale). Two shot at 

 South wold in the winter of 1875-6 (Haward MS.). Killed on Lord 

 Huntingfield's estate ; in his Collection (Lord Huntingfield in litt.). 

 Shot at Aldeburgh Oct. 1876 (Kerry MS.)- Observed several times at 

 Hazlewood Common ; and at Iken near the Sudbourn woods ; in Sir 

 R. Wallace's Collection (Hele, Aid. 70 ; and C. B. !). 



3. One shot about 1858 on Mr. Colvin's estate at Little Bealings, and 

 another at Kesgrave in Aug. 1873, by Mr. Reed (Moor MS,). One 

 taken between Woodbriclge and Orford (W. P. T. Phillips' Collection). 



4. One shot near Ipswich in autumn 1848; in possession of Mr. 

 Haward (Haward MS.). Needham Market, occasionally (H. Lingwood 

 in litt.). 



West Suffolk. 



5. Eye, occasionally; in Sir E. Kerrison's Collection (W. Clarke, MS.). 

 One shot at Thornham ; in Lord Henniker's Collection (Lord Henniker 

 v.v., C. B. !). 



6. Rare about Sudbury ; only one instance known to Mr. King (King, 

 List). One shot near Chadacre Hall and preserved there (C. B. !). It 

 was not uncommon at Bures about fifty years ago ; it has now disap- 

 peared (A. Hanbury in litt). 



7. One shot at Lakenheath many years ago (A. Wainwright v.v. who 

 has it ; C. B. !). A dark adult female obtained at Thetford in 1852 

 (Bury Museum). One taken at Elveden Dec. 11, 1850 (Cambridge 

 Museum). Rare at Gazeley ; seen (this species ?) one May flying over 

 Mr. Tearle's house (Tearle MS.). One taken near Newmarket Nov. 

 1873 (Howlett in Z. 2nd S. 3830). 



8. Shot at Bardweli and Livermere by Fakes (James MS.). A whole 

 family of birds, the old ones and three or four young, seen by Mr. Frere 

 in a plantation at Barton about 1835 ; believed to have been this species 

 (H. T. Frere in litt). Eggs taken by Mr. W. H. Tuck, in a high Scotch 

 fir at Tostock, April 1853 (Tuck in litt). One (immature) killed at Bury 

 Jan.l853(Bury Museum). Hardwick, immature, Oct. 1871 (L.Travis, v.v. ; 

 in my Collection, C.B.). One shot near Monk's Wood, Felsham aboutl866 ; 

 in possession of Mr. Challis(F. Clarke v.v.) ; a nest at this place Aug. 1874 ; 

 Clarke the keeper, who showed me the nest, killed one of the old birds 

 and threw it to the foxes (C. B.) ; another in 1875, the female was 

 wounded on the nest (Clarke v.v.). 



Several examples are given of its having bred. 

 Months. — January, February, April, May, August, 

 September, October, November, December. 

 Districts. — All. 

 Distributed over the whole county in the wooded 



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