The Zoologist — November, 1871. 2849 



this runs througliout to the last secondary, which is gi'ayish ; upper wing- 

 coverts hlack, with broad pale yellow ends. Its tail contains fourteen feathers; 

 the four central are pale brown ; the outer feather on each side is pale brown, 

 with grayish white tip, the basal half black ; in the next feather the white 

 tip is more pure, and the black approaches nearer the end ; the third, fourth 

 and fifth have the white tips smaller in succession, very little brown on the 

 outer webs, excepting the fifth ; they are also slightly tinged with brown at the 

 base. Under surface of plumage white, faintly tinged with yellow ; feathers 

 tipped with black, excepting the throat and abdomen, which are clear ; under 

 tail-coverts white ; anterior under wing-coverts white at the base, black at 

 the tip ; under wing-coverts black at base, white at tip. Legs, toes and claws 

 pale yellowish brown, faintly suffused with a pinkish tinge. On dissection 

 it proved to be a male, in good condition, and rather fat. I had the breast 

 cooked, and found the flesh firm and the flavour not unlike that of the wood- 

 cock. Its stomach was filled with the remains of some small ground-beetles 

 and some fibrous matter, apparently roots of grass. — T. E. Ounn. 



Golden Oriole and Iloopoe near Norwich.— Whilst staying at Westwick, 

 near North Walsham, a few days ago, I was informed that a male golden 

 oriole and a hoopoe were seen on the estate of Mr. J. B. Petre some time 

 during the spring. The birds were seen by several individuals, and, being 

 rather conspicuous, were easily identified, especially as specimens of both 

 species were preserved in the collection of birds in the Hall. — Id.; 

 August, 1871. 



Redstarts at Scllly. — There are a good many redstarts in the islands. 

 It may be remembered that the redstart scarcely ever visits the western 

 parts of Cornwall, but is generally found in and about the autumnal migra- 

 tion at Scilly with pied flycatchers, which are seldom seen in the southern 

 and western counties — very rarely indeed in Cornwall. — E. H. Rodd. 



Early Occurrence of the Snow Bunting in Suffolk. — On the 25th of 

 September I saw a pair of snow buntings, apparently male and female, on 

 the shingle beach about a mile south of Aldborough. There had been a 

 strong gale from the north-east early the preceding morning. — J. H. Gurney. 



Piebald Variety of Blackheaded Bunting. — A beautifully marked piebald 

 variety of this species was shot at Hickling on the 16th instant. It had a 

 pure white head, neck and throat, — in fact, quite a whiteheaded bunting, — 

 and small patches of white feathers were freely sprinkled all over its plumage ; 

 most of the tail-feathers also white. The bird proved a female on dissection. 

 Its stomach I found contained some small seeds, grit, and remains of minute 

 beetles.— T. E, Gunn; October, 1871. 



Rosecolonred Pastor in Norfolk. — On the 18th of August a splendid 

 male of this rare species was shot by a labouring man, whilst flying over a 

 field in the occupation of Mr. Jary, of Reedham Hall, in this county. It was 

 brought to me the following day, and I took the following dimensions, &c. : — 



