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THE ZooLocist—FEBRUARY, 1876. 4775 
Snow Bunting.—First seen at Blakeney on the 15th. 
Waders.—A small flock of ruffs seen at Blakeney on the 15th, 
and one shot. On the 28th a little stint and a purple sandpiper 
were killed at the same place. 
Hooded Crow.—First seen at Northrepps on the 27th. 
Spotted Ratl_—One shot at Horning about the middle of the 
month. 
OCTOBER. 
Summer Migrants.—A turtle dove seen at Northrepps on the 
Ist, and a swallow at Keswick on the 80th. Two immature red- 
starts were also seen at Northrepps on the 16th, and a nightjar was 
killed at Aldborough on the 2nd. 
Autumn Migrants.—Several large flocks of sky larks were 
observed, on the 9th, passing to the N.W., between Sheringham 
and Blakeney. Fieldfares first seen at Northrepps on the 13th. 
First woodcock seen at Northrepps and one at Beeston on the 14th; 
on the same date a gray wild goose, a shorteared owl and a ring 
ouzel were seen at Northrepps. 
Roughlegged Buzzard.—One shot at Hemblington on the 23rd, 
and one near Yarmouth shortly before. 
Spotted Rail.—One sent to Norwich to be stuffed on the 14th. 
Merlin.—One seen at Northrepps on the 17th, and an adult male 
shot at Beeston on the 23rd. 
Great Gray Shrike.—An apparently immature bird shot at Hun- 
stanton on the 16th, and one at Yarmouth about the same time. 
Common Buzzard.—A buzzard was seen at Northrepps on the 
25th, mobbed by rooks; and on the 26th another was trapped at 
Rackheath, near Norwich. 
Fagle.—One seen at Northrepps on the 27th. - 
Harrier.—A hen or Montagu’s harrier, in female plumage, was 
seen at Trimingham on the 27th. 
Shore Larks.—Four shot at Yarmouth about the middle of the 
month. ; 
Little Gulls.—Three little gulls killed at Yarmouth. 
Bewick’s Swan.—One adult and one immature shot at Yarmouth. 
Sandwich Tern.—A single specimen shot near Yarmouth about 
the second week in October. 
Purple Heron.—A young bird of this species, as recorded by 
Lord Kimberley in ‘Land and Water’ of October 23rd, was shot 
