2058 The Zoologist— March, 1870. 



It was not real]}^ black, but had some very blacli patches upon it, and 

 somewhat I'csembled, as Mr. Newton informs me, a dark variety killed 

 in Hertfordshire in the autumn of 18()8. 



Kingfisher. — A considerable number of these birds were brought 

 in to our birdstuffers in the early part of November, which, from the 

 mildness of the weather at that time, must have been chiefly migrants. 

 One man received upwards of twenty in about a fortnight, and thirty- 

 eight between the beginning of September and the 1st of December. 



Shore Lark. — On the 7th of November a young male of this formerly 

 rare species was shot on Breydon Wall, near Yarmouth ; another on 

 the beach, on the 18th of November; and a third, in the same locality 

 as the first, on the 27th of November. 



Richardsoiis Skua. — An immature bird, in very dark plumage, was 

 killed on the 24th. 



December. 



Goshaick. — An immature female of this now rare visitant, was 

 trapped at Filby, near Yarmouth, on the 3rd of December : the 

 stomach was entirely empty. 



Shore Lark. — Tvvo more shot at Mantby, near Yarmouth, on 

 the Hlh. 



Peregrine. — A fine adult female shot on the Bure, near Yarmouth, 

 on the 11th. 



Hen Harrier. — An adult male killed at Horsey, near Yarmouth, on 

 the 18th. 



Merlin. — A beautiful adidt male was purchased in Yarmouth 

 Market on the 31st. 



Swan. — On the 30th of December a splendid old male was killed 

 near Yarmouth, and, as usual, two or three females and young birds 

 liave been sent to our market with other fowl, but in sjiite of the 

 sharp weather which commenced on Christmas-day nothing particular 

 occurred in the way of wild fowl up to the close of the year. 



Henry Stevenson. 



Ornilhotogical Nolesfrom South Devon.— Grenl Northern Diver. These birds, in 

 iininalure plumage, are unusually numerous this winter in Torbay. The first of iliese 

 fine divers was shot on the 17th of December, since which I have heard of no less 

 than eight or nine of these birds being obtained in the bay, and of course many others 

 have been seen. A pair of great northern divers, in full plumage, with black 

 head, &c., were shot in the bay some years ajio: they are the finest pair I have ever 

 seen : they are now in the possession of Mr. Rod way, of this town. The redtbroaled 



