CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK 



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Hit.). One shot on the Denes at Lowestoft, where two or three others 

 had been seen, Nov. 1862, in Mr. J. H. Gurney's Colleetion (Stev. B. 

 of N. i., 172-175 and A.W. Roberts in Z. 8446), four seen and three of 

 them shot near Lowestoft Oct. 1880, nine obtained in the neighbourhood 

 Jan. 1883 (Stev. B. of N. i. u. s., and in Z. 3rd S. vi., 335 ; Smith m 

 litt.). Three, two males and one female, killed at Gunton out of a flock 

 of about twenty Feb. 1865 (Stev. B. of N. u. s.). 



2. One shot at Southwold Oct. 21, 1868 (W. Gibson in Z. 2ndS. 1484)' 

 and four in March, 1870 (A. H. Smee in Z. 2nd S. 2140).' Two males 

 obtained at Thorpe, Nov. 1864 ; between this time and Feb. 1875 

 eighteen specimens came into Mr. Hele's possession, killed in Nov. Jan. 

 or Feb. It is seen in small flocks on the shore near Aldeburgh (Hele 

 Aid. 94, and MS. ; James MS.); one from Aldeburgh Jan. 1871 (in Mr. 

 Tuck's Collection); a pair taken there Sept. 1882, and kept alive by Mr. 

 Hills (Hills v.v.). 



3. Some seen along with Snow Buntings near Landguard Fort, Felix- 

 stowe in the winter of 1882-3 (Kerry in litt.). 



West Suffolk. 



8. One killed at Bardwell in 1866, by Fakes the keeper ; in possession 

 of Mr. Clarke (Bilson in J own. Suff. Inst. 46 ; W. Clarke, MS. note 

 in Yarrell). 



Months. — January, February, March, April, September, 



October, November, December. 



Districts. — 1, 2, 3, 8. 

 Not very uncommon on the coast of late years, but 

 almost unknown in every other part of the county. It does 

 not occur in the List of S. and W. nor of Spalding ; and it is 

 a curious fact that this strongly-marked bird does not appear 

 to have been observed any where in England until 1830, when 

 one was obtained at Sherringham in Norfolk. Tn 1843 

 Yarrell was only able to enumerate four British examples, 

 and only six in 1856. This bird nests within the Arctic 

 Circle. 



Fam. Emberizidje. 

 Lapland Bunting, Embcriza lapponica, Gmelin. 



East Suffolk. 



1. A male netted at Yarmouth in 1868, given to me by Mr. J. H. 

 Gnrney, jun. (C.B.). An aceount of this bird appears in Dresser's 

 Birds of Europe i. 255 by Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun., who writes: — "A 

 male Lapland Bunting in my Colleetion, at present unrecorded, was 



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