872 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Hooded Crow in Summer. — Mr. G. Cresswell,jun., informed 

 Mr. Southwell that a pair of these birds were constantly seen, this 

 summer, in the neighbourhood of Wolferton Wood, on the Prince 

 of Wales' estate. A gamekeeper tried to shoot one at the time 

 the young Pheasants were leaving the coops. 



Sheldrake. — Mr. Cremer informs me that two good broods 

 were reared at Blakeney this year, but fears that all were killed 

 off, and the old duck, of the largest brood, shot in July. 



August. 



Arctic Tern. — On the 11th Mr. T. W. Cremer shot two 

 Terns of this species at Blakeney, and as the colony of Terns had 

 much increased there this summer, and had not been molested, 

 it was supposed that both Arctic and Common Terns had remained 

 to breed. 



Spoonbill. — A male Spoonbill was shot on the 22nd of August, 

 by Mr. G. Cresswell, in Terrington Marsh, one of two that had 

 been seen in that neighbourhood for some, time previously. 



September. 



Sandwich Tern. — A female, one of a pair seen on Breydon, 

 was shot on the 8th. 



Spoonbill. — A single bird was seen for several days about 

 Breydon, during the first week in this month. 



Cormorant. — An immature bird was killed about the second 

 week in this month, near Yarmouth. 



Hoopoe. — A male was shot out of a turnip field, near Holt, on 

 the 22nd. I also heard of one killed about the same time in the 

 neighbourhood of Maldon, Essex. 



White Swallow. — Mr. Dack, of Holt, received a white 

 Swallow on the 18th, killed near that town. A very pretty variety 

 of this species was also seen at Beeston, near Cromer, in August, 

 by Mr. T. W. Cremer. This bird was white, with the exception 

 of the brown gorget on the throat, and the back, which seemed to 

 be of a light buffy tint. 



Gannet. — Early in this month an adult Gannet was caught, 

 at sea, off Blakeney, apparently asleep at the time, and being in 

 poor condition was probably ill. 



Manx Shearwater. — Two or three were seen on different 

 occasions this month, by Mr. Power, from half a mile to two miles 

 off the coast at Cley. 



