86 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK. 



Fam SturnidjE. 

 Starling, Sturnus vulgaris, L. 



S. and W. Cat. 12. Formerly seen in Suffolk in much 

 greater flocks (many thousands) than at present. 



Districts all ; very common everywhere. Nests. Mr. 

 Hele mentions a remarkable variety shot near Thorpe, with 

 mandibles like those of the Crossbill (Hele, Aid 98). A 

 pale brown variety shot at Chadacre (Shimpling) preserved 

 at the Hall (C. B. !). A beautiful buff-coloured variety 

 obtained at Thurston, March 1882 (Travis v.v. C. B. !). 



Eose-coloueed Pastor, Pastor roseus (L.). 



5. and W. Cat. 12. — Spald. List, xxxvi. 



East Suffolk. 



1. Yarmouth, Aug. 1815 (Paget, Y. 6 ; cf. S. and W. u. s.), a female 

 obtained near this town Sept. 1856 (Dresser B. ofEur.iv, 125), and an 

 adult female shot in a garden in Southtown Aug. 1868 (Fielding Harmer 

 in Z. 2nd S. 1377). A fine adult male at Lound June 1851 (J. H. 

 Gurney in Z. 3233). One killed near Lowestoft April 1833 (Paget, T. 

 6), another, a fine adult male, shot there Sept. 7, 1 850 (J. H. Gurney in 

 Z. 2923 ; see also Bilson in Journ. Suff. Inst. 46). A beautiful 

 specimen shot at Beccles in the latter end of the summer of 1815 (S. 

 and W. u. s. ; see also Whitear's Calendar 258). 



3. One shot at Melton, in possession of Mr. Cooke of Woodbridge. 

 Another knocked down by a clod of earth at Sutton in July 1855 in 

 possession of Mr. Lawrence of the Ship Inn at Woodbridge (Carthew 

 MS. and F. Spalding MS.). One shot in a garden at Woodbridge July 

 1832 (J. D. Hoy in Loudon's Mag. N.H. vi. (1834) 150). Eushmere 

 W. P. T. Phillips' Collection (Phillips in lift.). One shot on a cherry- 

 tree at Chelmondiston about 1818 (S. and W. u. s.). 



4. One met with at Winston about 1818 (S. and W. u. s.). 



West Suffolk 



6. One killed at Polstead, feeding on cherries in summer 1818 (S. and 

 W.v.s.). 



8. One shot at Stowlangtoft by the late Col. Wilson, M.P. (Col. 

 Parker v.v.). 



Months. — April, June, July, August, September. 



Districts.— 1, 3, 4, 6, 8. 



There are no very recent records of the occurrence of 



