The Zoologist— June, 1869. 1697 



OCTOBEK. 



Pied Sparrow. — On the 1st, in a large flock of house sparrows, I 

 noticed one individual with white wings and tail and otherwise pied. 



Northern Diver. — One of these divers was disporting himself in the 

 river close to a bridge which spans the Aide at Snape : I wounded 

 him badly, but he managed to escape with a broken leg, at which I 

 was vexed, for the poor creature was probably in great pain : it is a 

 rare bird here, but the redthroated diver often makes its appearance 

 in winter. 



Whimbrel. — I observed five on the 2nd, near Iken. 



Green Sandpiper. — On the 6th one was seen feeding in a stream 

 near Snape, and since that date I have seen several others in the 

 marshes. 



Spotted Rail. — I killed a male upon the 7th as it flew from a reed- 

 bed near Snape, but, being shot with No. 4, it was too much damaged 

 for preservation: I saw two others on the 12th. 



Roughlegged Buzzard. — On the 7th one of these buzzards was 

 seen hovering over a pond in which were some tame ducks, near 

 Saxmundham, and as he was swooping down at one of them a man 

 named Hillen shot the bird, which was a finely plumaged male. 



Grey Plover. — 14th. Several seen on the mud-flats near the river, 

 but very wild and unapproachable. 



Osprey. — An osprey was captured by some sailors while in the 

 north sea at the beginning of the month, and was brought to Ipswich, 

 where it seems doing well. 



Little Stint. — I shot one out of a flock of four, on the 15th, at 

 Thorjie, near Aldeburgh ; and another on the 17th : a friend also 

 killed a third near Thorpe. 



Richardson's Skua. — Mr. N. F. Hele shewed me to-day (16th) a 

 fine adult male of this species, which he shot a {ew weeks ago as it 

 was hovering over the water near to Aldeburgh. 



Twites. — Have been more numerous than usual this winter near 

 the coast. 



Snow Bunting.— On the morning of the 19th I shot one of these 

 birds, close to the sea ; another on the 22nd, and a pair on the 23rd ; 

 but these were the earliest birds that were known to have arrived. 



Golden eye. —One has been seen in Thorpe " meer," near Aldeburgh, 

 for several days since the 21st instant. 



Ring Ouzel.— In the early part of the present month Mr. T. E. 



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