122 CATALOGUE OF THE BIRDS OF SUFFOLK. 



Thefcford between Feb. 7 and Sept. 1, and eggs found between March 23 

 and June 8 (A. Newton in Stev. B. of N. ii., 84-86) ; it still continues to 

 breed there, three or four pairs and two downy young ones able to run 

 having been seen May 24, 1883 (F. Norgate in Kit). Mr. 

 Newcome observed a few pairs on the Lakenheath and Wangford 

 warrens in May 1867 (Stev. B. of N. u. s.). Eggs from Lakenheath 

 warren (Newcome Coll.). Elveden, bred there May 1844 ; seen in 

 small numbers in 1863 and probably still occurs (A. Newton in 2j. 

 722, and in Stev. B. of N. ii., 86). Shot at Heigham, Sept. 1874 

 (Howlett in lift.). 



8. Specimens killed at Euston (misprinted Klston) were in Mr. 

 Sabine's Museum (S. and W. u. s.). Eggs from Barnham in Prof, 

 Newton's Collection (A. Newton v.v. ). 



Breeds. 



Months. — January, February, March, May, July, August, 

 September, and some throughout the winter. 



Districts.— 1, 2, 3, 5, G, 7, 8. 



This bird, provincially known as the Stonehatch, has in 

 Suffolk two distinct phases of existence, being found 

 throughout the breeding season, not only on the coast but 

 also on the great sandy warrens in the interior. It is seen 

 and heard at these latter places from about the middle of 

 March up to the end of August, " when young and old 

 retire to the sea-shore till the time once more arrives for 

 this strange inland migration.'' The great majority leave 

 this country in August and September for the south, though 

 some remain till late in the winter, almost until the general 

 vernal immigration commences about the beginning of 

 March (Stev. B. of N. ii., 84 — 91). A few stragglers 

 have been met with inland at places far from the warrens. 

 Mr. J. H. Gurney jun. suggests that the Thetford birds 

 seem to recall the time when an arm of the sea came so far 

 inland (in litt). A few marine plants, as Rwnex maritimus i 

 Carex arenaria and Phleum arenarium grow in the sandy 

 tract of this neighbourhood. ("Bunbury Boi. Fragm. 27). 



Mr. Williams, Vicar of Croxton, has favoured me with a 

 list of Lepidoptera about Thetford, which are usually con- 

 sidered coast insects, viz., Agrotis valligera, cinerea, cursoria, 

 prcecox, Miana literosa among the Noctuina ; Spilodes 



