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to be remains of shrimps, mixed with a good deal of 

 gravel." 



In 1846 Mr. Dowell had a specimen brought him by 

 a gunner named Moy, from Salthouse, described as " the 

 first that had been seen there for some years." He 

 also states that another was shot at Salthouse, on the 

 26th of April, 1847, by the same man; and in the 

 Dennis collection, at Bury, is an adult bird from the 

 same locality, marked June, 1847. 



1848. September 7th. Three females shot at Salt- 

 house. (" Zoologist," p. 2292). 



1849. April. One seen near Lynn, during this 

 month. (" Zoologist," p. 2455). 



1851. June. Two fine specimens killed at Yarmouth. 

 ("Zoologist," p. 3208). 



1852. May 2nd. A pair shot on Breydon. In the 

 " Naturalist " for this year (p. 128), a pair are also 

 recorded as killed at Yarmouth on the 12th of June. 



1853. April (?). An adult male in the Dennis 

 collection, at Bury, was procured in the spring of this 

 year at Yarmouth. 



1857. April. A single bird was shot at Yarmouth 

 about the 22nd. 



1863. May. Two or three seen on Breydon. 



1864. May. One killed at Yarmouth. 



1865. May. Two shot at Yarmouth, and sent up 

 to London for sale. 



1867. Of three killed on the sands of the estuary, 

 at Lynn, in the spring of this year, one is now in the 

 Museum of that town, and a pair in the collection of 

 Mr. H. Upcher, of Sherringham. 



In Mr. Gurney's collection are three specimens killed 

 in Norfolk, and Mr. Newcome has a pair in his collec- 

 tion at Feltwell; but although I cannot ascertain the 

 exact dates, I believe they were procured some twenty 

 years ago, and are probably all of them included in the 

 above list. 



