CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK. 115 



Leadenhall Market, seen by Mr. J. H. Gurney (Stev. B. of N. ii., 58, 

 60). A fine specimen shot at Herringfleet in 1876 by Col. Leathes 

 (Leathes in Hit,). 



2. Benacre (Freeman v.v.). Waste lands of Covehithe and Dunwich 

 yearly (Spald. u. s.) ; Mr. John Grubb saw many near Dunwich at Whit- 

 suntide 1879, and took many of their eggs on the ground (J. Grubb v.v). 

 Westleton, rare ; nests (Spalding MS.) ; a pair killed on the Common 

 Sept. 1868, where Mr. Spalding also saw one in the previous month (A. 

 Clark-Kennedy in Z. 2nd S. 1696). A pair shot Feb. 2 1853 at Yoxford 

 (Stev. B. of N. ii., 60). Seen at Leistou April 1873 ; not uncommon 

 in the neighbourhood (Rope in Z. 2nd S. 3867, where some interesting 

 details about the habits of the bird are given). Heard by Mr. Rope 

 nearly every night in the summer 1871 close to his house at Blaxhall ; 

 far less frequently in 1872 (Rope MS). It frequents a few Commons 

 in the neighbourhood of Aldeburgh, viz., Iken, Sizewell, and Thorpe 

 from April to Sept. ; breeds (Hele, Aid. 105). Blackheath near Alde- 

 burgh (James MS.) ; two shot Julv 30, 1872 at Aldeburgh (J. G. 

 Tuck in Z. 2nd S. 3306). 



3. A large flock of more than a hundred seen late in the evening at 

 Great Bearings July 27, 1834 ; a few seen occasionally since (Moor 

 MS.). Sutton Heath, in possession of Mr. Hillen (Carthew MS.), 

 another from this place (in Mr. Phillips' Collection, C. B. !). On Play- 

 ford Heath all the summer (W. Biddell in litt). Still breeds on Rush- 

 mere Heath where Mr. Seebohm describes his rinding the eggs May 21, 

 1881 (Seebohm Hist. Br. B. ii., 597). One shot at Walton (Kerry MS.). 



West Suffolk. 



5. Has been shot at Eye, where it is rare (Clarke in litt). 



6. One shot by Mr. Hall near Somerton about 1876 (Cutmore v.v.). 

 Shot at Melford by Capt. Bence (Bence v.v.). Sudbury, a summer 

 visitant, not uncommon, of extremely retired habits (King, List, 127). 

 One shot at Newton in adult plumage, April 1882 (Rose v.v., C. B. !). 



7. Abundant in the open country near Thetford and Brandon, where 

 many still breed (Lubbock's Fauna of Norfolk 72, Southwell's Note ; 

 Salmon in Loudon's Mag. N. H. ix., (1836), 524). One killed at 

 Brandon, July 1869, in Mr. Harting's Collection (Dresser, B. of Eur. 

 vii. 407). A young bird killed at Lakenheath, Aug. 1877 (Travis v.v., 

 C. B. !). A pair taken at Thetford March 1, 1853 (L. H. Irby in Z. 

 3909). Seen in some numbers there in the summer of 1880, and several 

 nests found in the middle of May, both on the heath and on the culti- 

 vated lands adjoining f H. Stevenson in Z. 3rd S. vi., 370) ; eggs taken 

 there recently (Cooke v.v. who has them, C. B. !), others taken May 21, 

 1883 (F. Norgate in litt). Arrives at Elveden in March, and breeds 

 there, eggs found April 26, 1844 ; breeds at Cavenham and Wangford 

 (A. Newton in Z. 651 and 722, and v.v.). A pair taken at Icklingham, 

 where it bred in 18<S3 (L. Travis in litt., from whom I received eggs. 

 I also got an egg there on the heath in June 1884. C. B. !). Eggs 



