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lumps, and of a dirty white hue, approaching that of a dull pinkish 

 tint in some parts : it appeared of unusual thickness, and fitted rather 

 loosely, causing some portions to overlap ; I noticed this peculiarity 

 more particularly over its face and neck and around its shoulders and 

 flanks. About the time of the above occurrence other individuals of a 

 similar description were slated by tlie rat-catcher to have been seen in 

 the same neighbourhood, none of which, however, to the best of my 

 knowledge, appear to have been captured. The above-mentioned 

 specimen, as T understand from the birdstuffer into whose hands it fell, 

 was exhibited at the ' Field' office in London during the month of 

 February and the early part of March, 1862. It is now in the pos- 

 session of Mr. J. J. Gurncy, of Earlhara Hall, near Norwich. 



Common Mouse. — I have seen black, brown, piebald and white 

 varieties of this common species; individuals of the two former and 

 the last named were captured altogether in the vicinity of Horsford in 

 1861. An old acquaintance of mine residing in this city, just five years 

 since, had at that time in his possession a pair of white mice, the 

 female of which produced at one birth five young ones of three various 

 hues, viz. two resembled their parents, two of a pale brown, and the 

 fifth of the ordinary hue of the con)mon mouse. IHiave seen several 

 pied varieties, but very few of the black, which is, I believe, rarely 

 met with. 



Common Hare. — A very fine gray variety of the common hare was 

 killed, on the 16lh of December, 1864, by Mr. T. Calver, on his farm 

 at Burnhara Thorpe, near Wells; two similar examples occurred on 

 the adjoining estate of Mr. John Overman, in the season of 1860, 

 which Mr. Overman succeeded in obtaining possession of, and still 

 holds them, he having had them preserved by one of our bird-stuffers. 

 A nice variety was killed at Rackheath in 1863, its coat being of a 

 pure white, with the exception of its ears, which retained their ordinary 

 colour; patches of the same also encircled its eyes, and a blotch 

 likewise appeared conspicuously in the centre of its forehead. 



Common Rabbit. — 1 have had the pleasure of observing several nice 

 varieties of the common rabbit: the black is not unusual; the last 

 instance of its occurrence in Norfolk that came under my notice was 

 that of a specimen killed at Stanfield, near Wyniondhara, in November, 

 1864. A nice example was taken near Cranmer Hall, on the 20th of 

 November, 1862, its entire coal being of a uniform reddish brown; its 

 eyes were of the same hue. My friend, Mr. John Cooke shot at 

 Hathersett, in 1861, a white variety marked with patches of its usual 

 hue on its nose and ears ; a small blotch of a rufous tinge also showed 



