The Zoologist — November, 1870. 2361 



and his bones are now in my mnseum ; the other, 1 believe, is still to 

 be seen, the ' admired of all admirers,' in the reptile room of the 

 Zoological Gardens. When they had consumed all the eels, small 

 pieces of raw meat were given them, and really, in their purblind way, 

 they seemed to relish them as much as they did the slippery living 

 prey. One of the sailors, when exhibiting them to his gaping com- 

 panions, incautiously handled the big one, which, obviously indignant, 

 turned suddenly and severely lacerated his hand. His comrades, 

 believing the wound to be dangerous, for they imagine these reptiles 

 to be very venomous, showed great sympathy for him in his calamity, 

 but beyond the temporary inconvenience, no serious consequence 

 resulted."— P. 277. 



Edwakd Newman. 



Ornithological Notes from Norfolk — January to September, 1870. 

 By Henry Stevenson, Esq., F.L.S. 



(Continued from S. S. 205S.) 



January. 



Forktailed Petrel. — One picked up dead at Gooderstone early in 

 the month ; also a storm petrel at Hasboro. 



Green Sandpiper. — A single bird killed at Cawston on the 1st. 



Kingfisher. — In my previous notes I referred to the large numbers of 

 these birds killed during the autumn and winter of 1869. One bird- 

 stuffer in Norwich received thirteen, from various parts of the county, 

 during the first week in January of the present year. 



Bittern. — As usual not uncommon during the sharp weather. A fine 

 female was killed at Wroxham on the 6th ; another on the 8th, at Cat- 

 field ; and a third at Wramplingham, on the 27th ; also one at Weeting, 

 on the 30th. 



Shore Lark. — See separate notice of these birds at the conclusion 

 of these "Notes." 



Smew. — January 15. An immature male and two young females. 



Blackbird. — During the last week of this month I saw two male 

 varieties, prettily mottled with white, and a female with the secondaries 

 dull white. 



Peregrine. — January 18. A fine adult female shot at Dersingham ; 

 one at Beachamwell ; and. two at Hunstanton early in the month. 

 One killed whilst feeding on a gull. 



