162 THE ZOOLUGISY. 
Nov. 11. Fully twenty House Martins observed near the old boat-house at 
Keswick, and on the same day several at Cringleford, near 
Norwich. 
» 19. A Stone Curlew sent to Norwich from near Sherringham. 
» 24. A flock of about three hundred Jackdaws, with two or three 
Rooks amongst them, seen at Northrepps flying towards the 
sea in a N.W. direction. 
», 26. A Magpie, probably a migrant, seen at Northrepps. 
Dec. 10 & 11. A very unusual number of Redwings observed at Overstrand 
and Northrepps, and a good many Fieldfares. 
Between the 18th and 20th, through the severity of the weather, 
both Redwings and Fieldfares, but particularly the latter, 
appeared in considerable numbers in and around Norwich,— 
indeed in most parts of the county,—devouring every berry 
they could find, and eating their way southwards when such food 
failed them here. The main body had passed on by the 2st, 
leaving only, like an army in retreat, the wounded and sick 
behind, most of which were either stoned by the boys or died 
from exhaustion in a shocking state of emaciation. 
{I much regret that many other and far less agreeable occupations, 
during the past year, have prevented my publishing these notes at a much 
earlier date—H. S.} 
NOTES FROM AN ARCTIC JOURNAL. 
By H. W. Fetpen, F.G.S., C.M.Z.S. 
(Continued from p. 108.) 
By the morning of July 12th we had settled down in the tent 
at Dumbell Bay. A few Long-tailed Ducks were found in the 
neighbourhood, and several pairs of Buffon’s Skuas sitting on eggs. 
During one of our walks we observed a Snowy Owl leave a hillock, 
where we found the nest—a simple depression scooped out of the 
ground. It contained three blind owlets, covered with white down, 
and four eggs in various stages of incubation. 
During this excursion we found the retreats of two pairs of 
Foxes, and convinced ourselves of the interesting fact that these 
animals lay up stores of food for future consumption. We were 
disappointed, however, in not obtaining the principal object of 
our search, the nest and eggs of T'ringa canutus. Three entire 
days were spent in the pursuit, and though we frequently saw 
