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CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK. 



burgh (Hele), where it is said to be rare. Mr. Moor has 

 not observed it about Wbodbridge, but it is found, though 

 not frequently, at Melton and in the neighbourhood (W, P. 

 T. Phillips in litt). Nests. 



Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis (L). 



S. and W. Cat. 21. Catalogued only. 

 Districts all. Recorded as common except at Gazeley, 

 where it is said to be not common (Tearle). Nests. 



Rock Pipit, Anthus obscurus (Latham). 



East Suffolk. 



1. One killed at Yarmouth in Feb. 1855. (Stev. B. of N. i. 170). 

 Occasionally seen about Breydon Wall (Paget, T. 5) ; three out of four 

 feeding there were killed by Mr. Gunn, Oct. 1868 (H. Stevenson in Z. 

 2nd S. 1494). 



2. First observed at Aldeburgh in Nov. 1868 ; since then it has 

 been abundant everywhere about the river, marshes and meres. (Hele, 

 Aid. 94). 



3. Several shot in Jan. 1826 by the river Deben. (Moor MS.). Said 

 by Mr. Dix to be not uncommon on the banks of the Orwell in autumn 

 (Stev. B.ofN. i., 170). 



Months. — January, February, October, November. 

 Districts. — 1, 2, 3. 



This bird has not been found in West Suffolk, and in 

 East Suffolk appears never to have been seen far from the 

 coast. Meyer (Brit. Birds, ii., 231 Ed. 1857) says that he 

 has received various specimens of its eggs "from the coast 

 of Suffolk." This seems to be a mistake, as the bird appears 

 to be here in autumn and winter only ; it is not known to 

 nest in Norfolk (Stev. B. of N. i. 171 and in litt). 



Richard's Pipit, Anthus Richardi, Vieillot. 



East Suffolk. 



1. One shot on the marshes at Yarmouth Dec. 26, 1866 (J. G. 

 Overend in Z. 2nd S. p. 633). Another, a female, killed in the neigh- 

 hood Dec. 29, 1866 (T. E. Gunn in Z. 2nd S. 634). One from 

 Breydon Dec. 27, 1866, in Mr. Stevenson's Collection. All these were 

 shot by Sergeant Barnes (H. Stevenson in Utt.) 



