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shot at Sudbury (Hills v. v., C. B. !). Numbers shot near Mr. Hoy's 

 residence at Stoke-by-Nayland ; three in his Collection (Bree's Catalogue). 



7. Shot at Moulton in Feb. 1873 (Tearle MS. from Howlett). 



8. Two killed at Fomham All Saints by Mr. W. Mitchell in 1859; one 

 shot at Ick worth by Mr. Bilson, sen. about 1829 (Bilson in Journ. Suff. 

 Inst. 46 and MS.). A wild swan probably of this species has been seen 

 fighting with a tame one on Barton Mere (H. Jones v.v.). Five once 

 seen at Drinkstone Park (Capt. Powell in Utt.). Three seen for some 

 hours at Rattlesden (Col. Parker v.v.). 



Months. — January. February, March, May, October, 



December. 



Districts.— \, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8. 



This bird has been seen in most parts of the county, but 

 more especially near the sea, during the winter months ; it 

 commonly appears in flocks, which do not remain long at 

 the same place. 



Bewick's Swan, Cygnus minor, Keyserling and Blasius. 

 Spald. List, xxxviii. Bather rare. 



East Suffolk. 



1. One shot at Yarmouth in Sir E. Kerrison's Collection (W. Clarke 

 in Utt.); one adult and one immature shot there in Oct. 1875 (H. 

 Stevenson in Z. 2nd S. 4775), and three more in Feb. 1880 (J. H. 

 Gurney, jun. in Z. 3rd S. iv., 140, and H. Stevenson in Z. 3rd S. vi., 

 367). A fully adult male shot on Breydon, Feb. 10, 1878, and another 

 specimen on the marshes Jan. 21, 188 L (H. Stevenson in Z. 3rd. S. iv., 

 337 and vii., 314). One shot at Blundestone in the winter of 1860-61 

 (id. in Z. 7392). 



2. Westleton, rare (F. Spalding MS.). One shot at Dunwich by Mr. T. 

 M. Spalding in 1838 (Spald. u. s.; in his Sale, Lot 324). One at Sax- 

 mundham Feb. 1880 (J. H. Gurney, jun. in Z. 3rd S. iv., 140). One 

 shot from a boat on the sea, north of Sizewell, Dec. 12, 1871, in Mr. 

 Rope's Collection (Rope MS.). Four old birds killed at a single shot 

 by a fowler in the neighbourhood of Aldeburgh (Hele MS.). One shot 

 on the Sudbourn Hall estate; in Sir R. Wallace's Collection (C. B. !). 



3. One killed by a fisherman in Woodbridge river Jan. 3, 1847 (G. 

 Ransome in Z. 1693). 



4. One shot on the Orwell near Ipswich, in the winter of 1878, by 

 Col. Tomline's gamekeeper (Podd v. v. ; C. B. !) 



West Suffolk. 

 6. One shot on the Stour about three miles east of Sudbury in the 

 winter of 1837-8 ; another bird subsequently obtained on the same 



