40 BIRDS OF NORFOLK. 



it from his uncle, Mr. D'Urban Blyth, of Weasenham, 

 who, in a letter written in 1856, states that " some years 

 since a bustard's nest was found at a farm adjoining 

 mine, and the two eggs it contained came into my pos- 

 session. One of them was, unfortunately, broken soon 

 afterwards ; the other I gave to my sister, Mrs. Eodwell, 

 for one of her nephews." In further confirmation of 

 the above, I may add the following note, very recently 

 received from the Eev. Thomas Fulcher, of Old Buck- 

 enham : " Three or four eggs of the great bustard were 

 found at Great Massingham, Norfolk, on Mr. D'Urban 

 Blyth's farm, in the years 1834 and 1835. I saw one of 

 these eggs July 21st, 1837." 



The egg figured in the first edition of Mr. Hewitson's 

 work (pi. Ixxxviii.)* was presented to him by Mr. C. W. 

 Spurgeon, of Lynn, and was taken probably at Congham, 

 but certainly in the Swaffham country. It is now in 

 the collection of Mr. John Hancock, of Newcastle-on- 

 Tyne. Another egg, taken at the same time, is now in 

 the possession of Mr. C. Burlingham, of Lynn. They 

 were both, as I learn through Mr. Southwell, obtained 

 about the year 1833 by Mr. Beck, of Congham. 



Mr. Scales possesses one presented to him by the 

 late Eev. Eobert Hamond, which was found in the 

 neighbourhood of Westacre. 



A single egg in the possession of Mr. Coldham, of 

 Anmer, was taken many years back in Anmer field, but 

 the date is unknown; and another in the Norwich 

 Museum, was presented, with other eggs, by the late 

 Mr. Salmon ; but, unfortunately, there is no inscription 

 upon it, nor any record in the "donation" book to fix 

 its locality. 



Mr. H. J. Elwes, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, 



* Part twenty- two containing this plate, was published July 1st, 

 1835 ; the first edition was not completed till 1838. 



