1012 The Zoologist — December, 18G7. 



Ornithological Notes from Norfolk for August, September and October. 



By Henry Stevenson, Esq., F.L.S. 



(Continued fvora S. S. 811). 



Hooded Crow nesting in Norfolk. — An instance of this fortunately 

 rare occurrence in this county occurred, during the past summer, in 

 Mr. Upcher's grounds at Sherrington!, near Cromer. The old birds 

 had been observed on several occasions by the gamekeeper, and on 

 the 26th of August, as Mr. H. M. Upcher informs me, he had an 

 opportunity of seeing both old and young birds himself: he first saw 

 one old and two young ones, and afterwards two more, but whether 

 the same or the other parent bird and a third young one he was 

 unable to determine. 



Rosecoloured Pastor.— On the 7th of September I saw a very fine 

 adult male of this species, which had been shot at Hemsby, near 

 Yarmouth, about the end of July, and having been badly mounted at 

 first, was being re-Stuffed by Mr. Knight, of Norwich. This species 

 has not, I helievc, appeared in Norfolk for the last nine or ten 

 years. 



Spotted Redshank. — An immature bird shot near Yarmouth about 

 the last week in September. 



Storm Petrel. — During the first week in October, after a succession 

 of strong gales from the N.W., a flight of these birds appeared on our 

 coast, and specimens, as is usual on such occasions, were picked up, 

 either dead or dying, both inland and by the sea ; the first, according 

 to date, was picked up dead at Little Fransham, several miles from the 

 coast. Between the 4th and 9lh some seven or eight more were 

 obtained on the beach, either at Sherringham or Cromer, and others 

 are said to have been knocked down with stones by the boys and not 

 preserved. On the 7th a single bird was caught alive in a farm-yard 

 at Lexham, nearly in the centre of the county ; and on the 9th another 

 was found dead at Hickling, near Yarmouth. At Lynn, as 1 am 

 informed by Mr. Wilson and Mr. E. L. King, several were reported to 

 have been seen flying in the harbour on the 30th of September, but on 

 the 5lh of October a male bird was picked up dead in the marshes 

 between Snetlisham and Dersingham,and another was found dead on 

 the mud of the harbour on the 0th, These birds were for the most 

 part in very poor condition, and were probably portions of one large 



