The Zoologist— June, 1869. 1699 



Common Stork. — A common storli was washed up by the tide near 

 the same place about the 15th, but the man who found it did not know 

 its value, and by the time he had discovered that it was a rare species 

 it was in a state of decomposition. 



Knot.—OxiQ was shot on the 14th or 15th on the river near 

 Melton. 



Redbreasted Merganser. — A male of this species was shot by a 

 punt-gunner, near Woodbridge, on the 20th : this is by no means a 

 common species here, even in the severest weather. 



Black Redstart.— On Wednesday, the 25th, as I was returning by 

 the river bank from Orford to Aldeburgh, I shot a male black redstart: 

 it was in excellent plumage, and weighed exactly one ounce. Before 

 killing, I watched it for several minutes : its flight was irregular, the 

 tail being moved quickly from side to side as it flew, and the bird 

 uttered a short note, something like that of the pied wagtail. It never 

 flew for any long distance, generally about thirty yards, and always 

 alighted on the mud by the edge of the water in a small ditch ; once 

 it perched on a plank of wood, and commenced running quickly back- 

 wards and forwards. 



Decembek. 



Albino Skylark. — I paid a visit to the Woodbridge birdstuffer early 

 in December, and was shown a white skylark, which he has kept in 

 captivity since the spring, when it was captured in a net near Melton : 

 it sings beautifully and is very tame, coming directly to its master's 

 call.* 



Brent Goose. — A pair of these geese were observed to fly up the 

 river near Snape, and alight in a pea field, one day towards the end of 

 this month, but they were too wild to allow a near approach. 



Whitetailed Eagle. — On the 20th, my friend Dr. C. R. Bree, of 

 Colchester, received one of these rare eagles from Lord Henniker, from 

 Thornham, where it was caught in a trap baited with a rabbit for 

 grey crows.f 



Wild Fowl. — A fair number of mallard, teal, widgeon, goldeneye, 

 tufted duck, with a k\v shieldrake, have appeared in the Aide and 

 Deben ; but no rare species, so far as I am aware, have occurred, 

 except one gadwall, which was shot in the beginning of the 

 month. 



* Recorded in 'Zoologist' for March, S.S., p. 1699. 

 t III. for February, S.S., p. 1558. 



