1 78 AN EAST COAST NATURALIST 



Nov. 9. A tired-out Jackdaw, alighting upon a 

 chimney-pot, overbalanced itself, and tumbling down 

 into a room, caused not a little commotion before it 

 was secured. 



1882 



April. Several wing- weary Red-legged Partridges 

 caught in and around the town this month. 



1883 



Dec. A Hooded Crow was obtained early in the 

 month with the upper mandible describing a complete 

 half-circle, the end of the lower one protruding three- 

 quarters of an inch beyond it. 



Dec. A Wood-Pigeon has just died after being 

 in a cage nineteen years. It was taken when a 

 squab by a friend of mine. He stated that it had 

 made off with a few bushels of corn ! 



1889 



Sept. 4. A number of Starlings joined in with 

 the Swallows, on this hot day, in their aerial circlings 

 in pursuit of insects. I have seen them do the same 

 thing around the parish church. 



Nov. The millinery shops are exhibiting an im- 

 mense number of badly stuffed Snipe as ornaments 

 for ladies' head-gear both Jack and Common 

 Snipes. 



J) ec . 8. A Lapwing weighing 12 J oz. on a stall 

 on this date. 



