4 Messrs. Siieppard ond Wiiiteau's Catalogue 



A Hawk of this kind was observed to dart upon a weasel, and 

 immediately to mount aloft with it in his talons ; but had not 

 proceeded far before both fell from a considerable height : the 

 weasel ran otf; but the Kestril, upon examination, was found to 

 have been killed by a bite in the throat. 



6. F.fiilvus (Golden Eagle). 



An account of a bird of this species, killed in Suftblk, may be 

 seen in Pennant's British Zoologi/, edit. 1812. 



7. F. Halia'itus (Osprey). 



The Osprey has been met Avith in the neighbourhood of rivers 

 and large pieces of water, both in Norfolk and Suftblk. A very 

 fme specimen, which we saw in the possession of Mr. Crickmore 

 of Beccles, had a beautiful bronze gloss upon the upper parts of 

 its plumage. 



8. F. AlbiciUa (Sea Eagle). 



Some years since a Sea Eagle was met with in the western 

 part of Norfolk, and being only slightly wounded with a gun 

 Avas with dithculty overpowered. It afterwards lived sixteen 

 years in the possession of the late Henry Styleman, Esq. of 

 Snettisham, at whose house we saw it in full vigour in the 

 year 1818. Another bird of the same species in full plumage, 

 killed in Norfolk a few years ago, Avas sent to Mr. Hunt of 

 NorAvich. In its young state, — the Sea-Eagle of most English 

 authors, — it has been frequently shot both in Norfolk and Suf- 

 folk. 



A young one, Avhich is kept by the Rev. Joseph Harrison of 

 Great Oakley in Essex, and is very familiar Avith him, and Avhich 

 he procured Avhen about ten Aveeks old from SAveden, sounds an 

 alarm upon the approach of any strangers, and Avill fly violently 



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