The Zoologist— November, 1869. 1909 



Sea Eagle.~On the SSth, as a son of the Rev. A. Pyne, of Horning, 

 was walking in a field near his house, in pursuit of a hen pheasant 

 which he had just seen alight there, the pheasant suddenly squatted, 

 and instantly a large bird of prey swooped over the gunner's head 

 and carried off the pheasant from the ground. Mr. Pyne did not fire, 

 as his father is desirous of having such birds preserved, but he had no 

 doubt as to its being an eagle, from the view he had of it when 

 passing close over him. 



Shoveller and Lotiglailed Ducks, 8fc. — On the 2.3rd a fine adult male 

 shoveller was shot at Rollesby. On the 17th a nearly adult male of 

 the longtailed duck (scarce), at Lynn ; and an adult male merganser, 

 at the same place, on the 13th. 



Wild Sioan. — Two hoopers shot in the estuary at Lynn, on the 

 24th, out of a flock of five. 



Peregrine.— On the llth a falcon of this species was seen by John 

 Gaily, the gamekeeper at Northrepps, near Cromer, chasing one of the 

 green parrots, which are there kept at large in the grounds of Lady 

 Buxton. Both birds ascended to a great height, till he lost sight of 

 them, going towards Felbrigg. 



February. 



Sclnvonian Grehe. — A bird, in winter plumage, was killed about the 

 6th near Yarmouth, and another on the 28th. 



Velvet Scoter. — A fine adult male shot off Hunstanton beach. 



March, 



Greenfinch. — Large flocks of these birds have appeared lately. On 

 the 16th I saw more than a dozen hanging up in bunches at a 

 poulterer's shop, oil adult males. 



Dipper.— On the 17th a single example of this bird was shot at 

 Buxton Mills, and sent, in the flesh, to the Norwich Museum. Like 

 all preceding Norfolk-killed specimens that I have seen, this has the 

 black breast of the Lapland race. 



Crossbill. — A large flock seen at Northrepps, near Cromer, on the 

 16th, and a small flock on the 20th. 



Puffin. — An immature bird, with small bill but slightly grooved and 

 dark-coloured cheeks, sent me from Salthouse on the 15th. An im- 

 mature male was shot at Wells on the 26th. 



Shoveller and Pintail Ducks. — A pair of shovellers killed at Lynn 



