THE ZooLoGist—I epruary, 1876. 4789 
Plumage of the Little Bustard.—With reference to my remarks 
on the roseate tint in the feathers of the bustard in the ‘ Zoologist’ 
for February, 1875 (S. S. 4340), there seems sufficient evidence in 
Mr. Gurney’s note (S. S. 4724) to confirm my impression that this 
tint is usualin the bustard family, and since writing my former note 
I have examined an old dried skin of Otis tetrax, and found this 
roseate tint quite as rich as in the fresh examples; therefore there 
seems no question that the Rev. A. C. Smith in his communication 
(S. S. 4422) overlooked this fact, which quite bears out some of 
my remarks in my former note. 
Bean Goose.—An immature female was received from Cromer on 
the 23rd of December: its stomach was full of grit and vegetable 
matter, and the gullet full of grass. 
Shieldrake.—Two fine old males in December, one from Yar- 
mouth and the other from Westwick. 
Bittern.—Two fine males, one on the 15th of November from 
Ludham, and the other on the 29th of December from Great 
Yarmouth. The stomach of the first was full of frogs’ bones, and 
a large one quite entire, which was stretched out full length; and 
in that of the other I found as many as a dozen water newts. 
Polish Swan.—A pair of swans were killed on Hoveton Broad 
on the 4th of December, which I had sent me. I find they answer 
to Yarrell’s description of this species. The male measured in 
length five feet, and weighed twenty pounds five ounces, and the 
female four feet five inches in length, and weighed sixteen pounds 
one ounce. 
Bewick’s Swan.—Four examples were killed on Breydon, by one 
gunner, on the 12th of December. 
Goosander.—Several females and young males were killed on 
Breydon in December, and on the 5th a fine old male, just killed, 
was sent me from the same locality, with two immature male 
birds. y 
Food of Heron.—In looking over the ‘ Zoologist’ for 1875 I find 
a note (S. S. 4341) in reference to the heron preying on birds: this 
reminded me of a similar instance I have recorded in my note-book, 
and it may not be out of place to mention it in these notes :— 
“ January 11, 1875. In dissecting an heron I found in its stomach 
an old cock blackbird, almost entire and partly decomposed, and 
a water-newt minus the tail.” Having kept the heron in a state of 
domestication, I am aware it will refuse scarcely anything at all 
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