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It is a great pity that Norgate's notes and observations 

 have not been placed in permanent book form b}' him, his 

 extreme modesty making him content to impart his know- 

 ledge to others, with the result that Norfolk ornithological 

 literature has, to an extent, gained something by his evidently 

 unceasing labours. Stevenson, in 1866 {Birds of Norfolk) 

 frequently acknowledges his estimable assistance, speaking 

 of him as " a young naturalist who takes considerable interest 

 in the habits and formation of birds." This is shown 

 in regard to waterfowl, particularly on nesting-habits of 

 Pochards and Tufted Ducks, given in diary form from daily 

 observation, which Stevenson deemed extremely valuable, 

 remarking that " it would be impossible to condense without 

 detracting from their value." He also quoted Norgate's 

 observations on Crossbills, to the breeding-habits of which 

 two whole pages are devoted. 



Norgate contributed a few papers to the Transactions of 

 the Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, the first being 

 read in March, 1876, " On the Nesting habits of certain birds, 

 with a view to their encouragement by the erection of nesting- 

 boxes," a curiously naive recommendation by such an egg- 

 expert. This paper covers eleven pages. In 1878 he devotes 

 twelve pages to bats and other mammals, three of these dealing 

 with the breeding-habits of moles. Two or three other papers 

 followed, described as " Miscellaneous Notes," " Nesting of 

 Crossbills," " Nesting of the Hobb^^," and " Entomological 

 Notes." The List of the Norfolk Mammalia in Mason's 

 History of Norfolk (1884) was also contributed by him. 



A.H.P. 



THE LATE DR. J. WIGLESWORTH. 



We deeply regret to learn of the tragic death of Dr. Joseph 

 Wiglesworth, who fell while climbing the cliffs at Hurlstone 

 Point, near Porlock, Somerset, in search of Peregrine Falcons 

 on May i6th, 1919. 



Dr. Wiglesworth had for some years been working at the 

 birds of Somersetshire, and had contributed a number of 

 notes on the subject to our pages. He was also well known 

 to ornithologists by his little book St. Kilda and its Birds, 

 published in 1903. We hope in a future issue to give a more 

 extended notice of his life and work. 



