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Accidental Visitors. 



White's Thrush, Turdus varius, Pallas. 



7. A bird mangled by a cat in 1881 at Moulton, supposed by Mr- 

 Howlett to belong to this species and confirmed at the Field office, to 

 which it was sent ; it could not be preserved (Howlett v.v.) 



Inhabits Asia; and is only a straggler in Europe."]* 

 Serin Fixch, Serinus horlulanus, Koch. 



1. One shot at Yarmouth, June 13, 1885 (J. H. Gurney, jun., in litt). 

 Not met with in England before 1 852 ; the species has, of late years, 

 been steadily advancing northward on the Continent from South Europe 

 and North Africa, its native home (Newton's Yarrell, i., 113). About 

 a dozen specimens have occurred in Britain. 



Additional Localities. 



Since this Catalogue began to be printed in Sept. 1882, 

 I have obtained many records at various tiroes of birds seen 

 or obtained in various parts of Suffolk. Except for some 

 special reason none are here given, except those which relate 

 to districts not recorded above under the particular species 

 mentioned in the Catalogue. I he additional Districts are 

 marked with an asterisk. 



Osprey. — *4. One lately seen hovering along the Orwell between 

 Ipswich and Harwich (Howlett in Bury Free Press, Jan. 23, 1886). 



Merlin. — *4. One or more seen almost every winter at Needham 

 Market (H. Lingwood in litt. ). 



7. Very frequently shot or trapped by the keepers at Elveden ; one 

 preserved at the Hall (Prince Victor Duleep Singh in lilt., C. B. !). 



Goshawk.—*?. One killed at Elveden Nov. or Dec. 1854 (D. Newby 

 m litt. J. 



Kite. — 7. Three recently obtained near Elveden and preserved at the 

 Hall. One was taken in 1878, another in 1881, and a third probably 

 about 1861 (Prince Victor Duleep Singh in litt, C. B. !). 



Eough-legged Buzzard.— 7. A magnificent adult bird shot at 

 Brandon Jan. 1885 ; very rare in this state (J. H. Gurney, jun., who 

 saw it). Another in the same adult state, also from Brandon 1874 or 

 1875 (B. W. Cooper v. v., who has it, C. B. !) 



Honey Buzzard.— * 7. One on the Suffolk side of Thetford (D. 

 Newby in litt.). 



