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inland, and chiefly from localities where they are known, or would 

 he likely to breed, I am inclined to think them residents rather 

 than migrants, as three killed at, or close to Yarmouth, about the 

 same time, probably were. 



Wood Lark. — Two of these birds were obtained on the 14th, 

 and two more on the 15th, upon the Denes at Caister, near 

 Yarmouth, a strange locality and season, as well, for a summer 

 migrant scarce enough, and extremely local, in its nesting haunts 

 on the western side of the county. 



Glaucous Gull. — Mr. G. Smith, of Yarmouth, received this 

 month twenty-seven of these fine Gulls, killed out in the North 

 Sea, probably on the " Dogger Bank," and brought in by the 

 fishing-smacks. Of these, seven were full}' adult. He had also, 

 at the same time, some remarkably fine adult Great Black-backed 

 and Herring Gulls. 



Wild Geese. — Brent Geese were very plentiful at Yarmouth 

 early in the month during the severe frost, and a good many were 

 killed both on the beach and on Breydon. On the 21st two 

 Bean Geese were killed at Hunstanton, and one Egyptian Goose, 

 probably a semi- domesticated bird, and on the same day two 

 Bernicle Geese on Breydon. Another Bean Goose was shot at 

 Yarmouth on the 30th. 



Smew. — A young male and an adult female were shot on 

 Breydon on the 15th, and another old female on the 19th, and 

 two on the 27th. Two young birds were also shot at Taverham, 

 near Norwich, on the 29th. 



Water Rail. — A considerable number of these birds were 

 observed in Yarmouth market on the 9th. 



Bewick Swan. — A single bird was shot in Breydon marshes on 

 the 21st. Two Wild Swans were also seen on the 19th, as far inland 

 as the river between Hellesdon and Drayton, near Norwich. 



Sheldrake. — A considerable number of these birds, adult 

 and immature, were shot on the coast during this month. 



Red-necked Grebe. — An adult bird in winter plumage was 

 shot at Hickling on the 27th, and another on Breydon on the 30th. 



Great influx of Sky Larks. — Mr. F. D'A. Newcome, of 

 Feltwell, has kindly supplied me with the following particulars 

 of a remarkable immigration of Sky Larks, towards the end of 

 January, into the cultivated portion of the Feltwell Fen. His 

 uncle and himself bought one hundred and nineteen dozen and 



