A HISTORY OF NORFOLK 



killed at Riddlesworth prior to 1851 {Zoologist, 

 1851, p. 3145), and two were killed near 

 Norwich in May, 1888. 



89. Two-barred Crossbill. Lox'ta hlfasciata 

 (Brehm). 

 A specimen was shot on September ist, 

 1889, at Burgh, near Great Yarmouth. 

 This locality, although within the geographi- 

 cal boundary of Suffolk, may be fairly claimed 

 as part of Norfolk for ornithological purposes, 

 as it is situated on a tongue of land running 

 far up into the latter county. 



go. White-winged Crossbill. Loxia leucoptera, 

 Gmelin. 



A bird of this species was taken alive on 

 the rigging of a ship which arrived in Yar- 

 mouth on October 9th, 1872, and lived two 

 years in Mr. Stevenson's aviary at Norwich. 



91. Corn-Bunting. Emberiza miliaria, Linn. 

 Resident and fairly abundant. 



92. Yellow Hammer. Emberiza citrinella, 



Linn. 

 Locally, Gooley. 

 A very common resident. 



93. Cirl Bunting. Emberiza cirlus, Linn. 



Is said to have occurred in 1 849, and again 

 in 1855. Mr. Booth obtained two at Hick- 

 ling in 1875, and two others were netted on 

 Breydon Marshes on January 29th, 1888. 



94. Ortolan Bunting. Emberiza hortulana, 



Linn. 



This bird has been obtained at Cley three 

 times in the month of September, all im- 

 mature. 



95. Reed-Bunting or Black-headed Bunting. 



Emberiza ichaeniclus, Linn. 



A resident, and common in suitable locali- 

 ties. 



96. Snow-Bunting. Plectrophanes nivalis 



(Linn.). 



This is a regular winter visitor in greater 

 or less numbers to the sea coast. 



97. Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus 



(Linn.). 



The Lapland bunting had occurred in a 

 few instances in Norfolk previous to 1892, in 

 which year there was a remarkable irruption 

 of this species on our coast in the months of 

 October and November, not less than fifty-six 

 were netted or shot. In the autumn of 1 893 

 they again visited us, but in much fewer 

 numbers. 



98. Starling. Sturnus vulgaris, Linn. 



A very common resident, receiving large 

 accessions to its numbers in autumn. 



The second recorded British specimen of 

 the American red-winged starling {Agelaus 

 phceniceus) was killed on Barton Broad in June, 

 1843, but its origin is doubtful. An Ameri- 

 can meadow-starling {Sturnella magna) is also 

 said to have been seen by Captain Jary, at 

 South Walsham in October, 1854 ; and one 

 was certainly killed in Suffolk in March of 

 i860, but in both cases their origin appears 

 doubtful. 



99. Rose-coloured Pastor. Pastor roseus 



(Linn.). 

 This bird has been recorded for Norfolk 

 (Edwards, Nat. Hist, of Birds, iv. p. 222) as 

 long ago as the year 1747, since which time 

 many others have been met with, but none 

 very recently. 



100. Nutcracker. Nucifraga caryocatactes 



(Linn.). 

 This bird has been shot in Norfolk in 

 October, 1884 and 1853, and again in No- 

 vember, 1888. 



lOi. Jay. Garrulus glandarius {hinn.). 



The jay is still a common bird here, but 

 every man's hand is against it. 



102. Magpie. Pica rustica (Scopoli). 



The magpie like the jay is dreadfully per- 

 secuted here by game preservers ; it is seldom 

 seen in west Norfolk, but a few are found in 

 the northern division of the county. A few 

 immigrants probably arrive in autumn. 



103. Jackdaw. Corvus monedula, Linn. 

 Frequent. 



104. Raven. Corvus corax, Linn. 



The raven formerly nested in Norfolk, but 

 has not done so, that I am aware of, since 

 the year 1859, when a nest was taken at 

 Beechamwell. Sir Thomas Browne says that 

 in his time the raven was ' in good plentie 

 about the citty [of Norwich] wch makes so 

 few kites to bee seen hereabout.' In the 

 present day it must be regarded as a very rare 

 immigrant. 



105. Carrion-Crow. Corvus corone, Linn. 

 This bird, although rather local, breeds in 



several parts of the county, and is of more 

 frequent occurrence than some of its enemies 

 imagine. In the spring it visits us as an im- 

 migrant, arriving generally in pairs. 



106. Hooded or Grey Crow. Corvus cornix, 



Linn. 

 An abundant winter visitant, leaving us in 



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