8864 The Zoologist — February, 1874. 



Hmvfinch. — The Rev. H. T. Frere informs me that a flock of 

 some fifty hawfinches appeared this month in the same garden at 

 Diss where such numbers were shot last winter. The attraction is 

 no doubt the yew-berries, as proved by dissection last year; but as 

 no specimens have been received by our birdstuffers from any other 

 localities, I am inclined to think these birds, in spite of persecu- 

 tion, are all reared in that neighbourhood. One or two pairs were 

 known to have nested in that garden in the summer; they have 

 also bred in several other parts of Norfolk this year. 



Spotted Rail. — Three of these birds have been sent up to Nor- 

 wich during this month. 



Late House Martins. — Mr. Gurney saw a flock of from twenty 

 to thirty flying roinid Cromer Church on the 3rd of November ; 

 and a iew were observed also on the 4th and 5th. Not a single 

 swallow seems to have been noticed at this time, but Mr. J. H. 

 Gurney, juu., observed a sand martin on the river at Buckenhara 

 on the 23rd of November. 



December, 1873. 



Slonechat. — Mr, Gurney remarked these birds near Cromer on 

 the 6lh and 11th of this month. 



Glaucous Gull. — Two immature specimens have been sent to 

 Norwich to be stuffed ; one on the 5th from Lowestoft, and one 

 from Yarmouth about the 16lh. 



Snow Bunting. — About a score of these birds were shot at 

 Ludham, which frequented the reedy spots near the broad, a some- 

 what inland locality, but I have heard of one shot near this city, 

 and others netted, of which I bought two pairs for my aviary. 



Nuthatch. — On the 15th Mr. Gurney saw a pair of nuthatches 

 attacking a lump of mutton-fat hung out for the tits, which they 

 seemed greatly to relish. One was more orange on the under 

 parts than the other, and always drove away the paler bird till it had 

 finished its own repast. Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun., has also observed 

 this species hiding nuts in the ground, as well as in the clefts of 

 trees. 



Garden Warbler ? — Mr. Gurney sends me the following singular 

 note from the remarks of a very careful observer, named Galley, at 

 Northrepps, who is very well acquainted with our ordinary migrants, 

 both winter and summer. On the 15th, when working in his 

 garden, Galley's attention was drawn to a bird, which he took for a 



