4896 THE ZooLocist—May, 1876. 
Marcu. 
Green Woodpecker.—On the 2nd of March two green wood- 
peckers were observed at Northrepps, fighting violently on the 
ground amongst some dead brakes. One had hold, with its bill, 
of the tongue of the other, which was drawn out to its full 
length, but quitting its hold, after some seconds, the released bird 
immediately flew away, and the other pursued it. 
Sea Eagle.—On the 8th Mr. Gurney was informed that an eagle 
had frequented the Sheringham woods for about a fortnight. 
Magpie.—It is somewhat singular that on the 17th of March 
Mr. J. H. Gurney, jun., again saw five magpies in the same field 
at Weybourne, where he had on two previous occasions observed 
a similar group, as recorded by him in the ‘ Zoologist’ (S. S. 4797). 
It seems probable, if unmolested, that some of them may remain to 
nest in that locality. 
Goshawk.—An immature bird of this species, which is an un- 
common visitant to Norfolk at the present day, was recently killed 
near Melton Constable. 
Curious Capture of a Shorleared Owl.—On the 11th of March 
a male shorteared owl was brought to a birdstuffer in Norwich 
with the following particulars :—A lad crossing a marsh at South 
Walsham, on his way home from work, in the “dark hour,” 
observed a lapwing sweep past him pursued by a larger bird. They 
took no notice of him, and both fell to the ground within a few 
yards of the spot where he was standing, when, creeping carefully 
towards them, as they laid struggling on the marsh, he threw a 
sack he had been carrying over the two, and then killed them 
both. The pursuer turned out to be the shorteared owl here 
noticed. 
Polish Swan.—The Rev. C. T. Lucas, of Burgh, near Yarmouth, 
writing to me on the 18th of March, says that a Polish swan, 
a female, was shot flying over Filby Bridge on the 13th. This 
bird, I have no doubt, for we have had no real wild-swan weather 
this winter, had—as well as the pair recorded by Mr. Gunn (S. S. 
4789) as killed on Hoveton Broad last December—escaped, through 
being wholly or partly unpinioned, from some private water in this 
county. Of the Hoveton birds Mr. Blofeld informs me that one was 
a very strong flyer, and both were shot on the wing. One of them, 
however, showed traces of pivioning, as did a previous specimen 
