The Zoologist — January, 1869. 1495 



Little Gull.— An immature specimen was shot on Breydon on the 

 4th of October, the only one I have heard of this season on the Nor- 

 folk coast, although so many have been killed in Yorkshire. 



November. 

 Lovgtailed Duck.— On the 3rd of November an immature female 

 was sent me from Salthouse, and two immature males were shot at 

 Heacham on the 22nd by Mr, A. W. Partridge. From that gentleman 

 I learn that a flock of about a dozen had been seen there for some 

 days regularly frequenting the "Bay" at the turn of the tide, and 

 keeping generally about two hundred yards from the shore. Five 

 adult males rose when he killed the two young birds. 



Great Spoiled Woodpecker. — An adult male on the 5th and another 

 on the 10th. An adult pair at Beeston on the 28th, and two more, 

 immature, on the 19th and 24th. 



Qreat Gray Shrike. — A male bird killed at Martham, near Yar- 

 mouth, on the 16th. 



Storm P^-ZreL— Several storm-driven specimens were picked up this 

 month. One caught alive by a boy, on Surlingham Broad, on the 5th, 

 one at Burgh on the 12lh, one at Wells on the 14th, and a third the 

 same week at Beccles, Suffolk. 



Hen Harrier. — Mr. J. H. Gurney informs me that a female of 

 this species was sent him from Lindford, near Thetford, on the 

 14th. 



Snow Bunting. — These winter visitants are so abundant on the 

 coast this winter that, in spile of the mildness of the season hitherto, 

 one looks for hard weather soon : the appearance of adult longtailed 

 ducks so early is also another indication. 



Purple Sandpiper. — An immature bird shot near Lynn. 



Sclavonian Grebe. — Two fine old birds, in winter plumage, killed at 

 Horsey, on the 27lh. 



Bittern.— l>iovemher 29. A very fine male bird, in the Norwich 

 fish-market, weighed three pounds and a half 



Pied Pheasant. — A very singular variety was killed, about the 29th, 

 in this county, having the whole of the head, neck, upper half of the 

 creast, back and tail-feathers of the usual colour, but the lower part of 

 the breast, the wings, thighs and under parts generally pure white. 

 The very even line of demarcation between the white and brown had 

 a remarkable appearance. 



