INTRODUCTION. Vll 



Thomas Browne's works, "to enumerate them were 

 it possible to do so without omission, might have 

 rather the appearance of parade than of gratitude: 

 while a solitary omission would expose me to the 

 mortifying and undeserved imputation of ingrati- 

 tude;" I must, therefore, deny myself the pleasure 

 of thanking individually those who have so kindly 

 assisted me. My special thanks, however, are due to 

 the late Mr J. H. Gurney whose death before the com- 

 pletion of a work in which he took so great an interest 

 we have all to deplore also to his son, Mr. J. H. 

 Gurney, for much valuable help in all ways ; while to 

 Professor Newton, I have no hesitation in saying, the 

 completion of this work is mainly due ; for, in the 

 first place, without his advice and encouragement 

 it would never have been undertaken, and without 

 his valuable assistance it would as surely never have 

 been finished. I am also much indebted to the various 

 bird preservers of the county for notices of scarce 

 species and frequent opportunities of examining rare 

 birds in the flesh ; of these my thanks are especially 

 due to Mr. Cole and Mr. Roberts, of Norwich ; Mr. 

 Lowne and Mr. Smith, of Yarmouth ; Mr. Dack, 

 of Holt ; Mr. Pashley, of Cley ; and Mr. Newby, of 

 Thetford; I am, also, much indebted to the published 

 notes of Mr. T. E. Gunn, which I have acknowledged 

 in the text. For the rest mine has been a labour of 

 love, and I trust that the contrast between the com- 

 mencement and the concluding portion of the volume, 

 however evident, will be regarded with indulgence. 

 NORWICH, T, S, 



September, 1890. 



