BIRDS 



March ; but a few pairs have been known to 

 remain and breed in the county. 



107. Rook. Corvus frugiUgus, Linn. 



This is an abundant resident and a regular 

 autumn visitor, generally arriving by daylight. 

 The strangers depart in March ; at all times 

 highly gregarious. 



108. Sky-Lark. Alauda arvemis, Linn. 

 Always a common bird, but receives large 



accessions to its numbers in autumn. 



109. Wood-Lark. Alauda arborea, Linn. 

 This is not an uncommon bird in some 



localities in summer, chiefly in south-west 

 Norfolk ; it also sometimes occurs as a winter 

 visitor. 



1 1 0. Short-toed Lark. Alauda brachydactyla, 



Leisler. 

 A short-toed lark is said to have been shot 

 on November 7th, 1889, on the Breydon 

 Marshes, near Yarmouth {Zoologist, 1890, p. 

 394]- 



111. Shore-Lark. Otocorys alpestris (Linn.). 



The shore-lark is one of those species 

 which appear to be extending their range to 

 the westward. It was a few years ago re- 

 garded as a rare bird here, but now occurs 

 regularly every autumn, sometimes in con- 

 siderable numbers. 



112. Swift. Cypselus apus {Lmn.). 



The swift is a numerous summer visitor, 

 considerable numbers nest in the chalk cliffs 

 at Hunstanton. 



113. Alpine or White-bellied Swift. Cypselus 



melba (Linn.). 

 This swift has been killed at Old Bucken- 

 ham and at Yarmouth, and , two others are 

 said to have been seen in Norfolk. 



114. Nightjar or Goat-sucker. Caprimulgus 



europaus, Linn. 

 This is a rather common late summer 

 visitant with us. 



115. Wryneck. I^nx torquil/a, h'mn. 



A common summer migrant with us, but 

 rather partial in its choice of a locality. 



116. Green Woodpecker. Gecinus vtridis 



(Linn.). 

 This bird is fairly abundant in Norfolk, 

 notwithstanding the insane practice of shoot- 

 ing them wherever met with, which often 

 fills our bird-stufFers' workrooms. 



117. Great Spotted Woodpecker. Dendro- 



copus major (Linn.). 

 A resident here, which breeds in limited 



numbers. In autumn rather large numbers 

 occasionally visit us. 



1 1 8. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker. Dendro- 



copus minor (Linn.). 

 Like the above this is a resident with us, 

 but in smaller numbers, although apparently 

 more frequent than formerly. It is prob- 

 able that this species also receives some acces- 

 sion to its numbers in autumn. 



119. Kingfisher. Alcedo ispida, Linn. 



It is marvellous how the kingfisher main- 

 tains its numbers as a resident, seeing the 

 ruthless way in which it is shot whenever 

 opportunity occurs. Considerable numbers 

 come to us in the autumn. 



120. Roller. Coracias garrulus, hinn. 

 Probably not a roller that ventures to land 



upon our coast escapes with its life. It has 

 been killed between 1664 and the present 

 time in some nineteen instances, but in only 

 one case has it had time to get far from the 

 coast. Most of the Norfolk examples have 

 been females. 



121. Bee-Eater. Merops apiaster, Linn. 

 Norfolk produced the first British-killed 



bee-eater in June, 1793, when two were 

 shot at Mattishall.' Since that time eight 

 others have been met with. 



122. Hoopoe. Upupa epops, Linn. 



A spring and autumn migrant, not of fre- 

 quent occurrence, and apparently less often 

 met with than formerly. Mr. Gurney had 

 a wing from the Hasborough light-ship in 

 April, 1884. I have notes of others in 1885, 

 1886, 1888, 1890, 1892 and 1899. 



123. Cuckoo. Cuculus canorus, Linn. 



This summer visitor is too well known to 

 need any remarks. It is perhaps more abun- 

 dant in the neighbourhood of the broads than 

 elsewhere. 



1 24. Great Spotted Cuckoo. Coccystes glan- 

 darius (Linn.). 



The great spotted cuckoo has been met 

 with on only one occasion in Norfolk. In 

 October, 1896, a young male was shot on 

 Caister Denes, near Yarmouth. 



125. Barn or White Owl. Strix fiammeOy 



Linn. 



This owl, in spite of persecution, still sur- 

 vives to repay its persecutors with nothing 

 but benefits. The dark form, believed to be 

 of Scandinavian origin, is occasionally found 



' See Sowerby's Brit. Miscel., vol. ii. p. 17, 

 Aug., 1806. 



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