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THE ZOOLOGIST. 



filiform worms, each four inches long, in its stomach. It 

 was a small example for a female bird, and weighed but 1 lb. 



oz. 



On the afternoon of July 29th a birdcatcher brought me alive 

 an adult male Hobby ; it had dashed into his nets after his call- 

 bird, and the man in trapping it unfortunately broke one of its 

 wings, so that I could not keep it alive. The Hobby is now 

 rather rare in Norfolk, but still breeds in a few favoured localities 

 in the larger woods. The stomach of the bird now referred to 

 contained a small portion of fur, and some wings and wing-cases 

 of beetles. 



In this notice of ornithological events of the past year 

 I think mention should be made of the dispersal of the 

 collection of rare birds formed by Mr. H. Stevenson during the 

 last thirty-five years, and collected principally in this county. 

 Local naturalists cannot but regret this event, as such a rich 

 collection ought to have been secured entire for the Norwich 

 Museum. Some of the principal rarities were, however, purchased 

 for that institution ; but a great many have been dispersed among 

 private collections. On the whole the collection fetched a good 

 price, the total sum realised being between ^£300 and iUOO. 

 I will just enumerate a few of the principal rarities, and the 

 prices they fetched : — 



Lot. 

 47. 

 49. 

 55. 

 59. 

 61. 

 62. 

 63. 



64. 



66. 

 68. 

 71. 

 72. 



78. 



79. 

 81. 

 82. 

 83. 

 86. 

 87. 



In Cases: — 



£ s. d. 



Boiler 4 10 



Two Hen Harriers 4 5 



Little Bittern 3 10 



Crane 13 2 6 



Buff and Beeve 2 5 



Three Montagu's Harriers 5 5 

 Three Black-tailed God- 

 wits 4 



Pair of Black Terns and 



Eggs : 5 15 6 



White-eyed Pochard 2 15 



Group of ten Buffs .... 11 6 



White Stork 6 16 6 



Group of twelve Birds 



("Winter") 10 10 



Two White-winged Cross- 

 bills 7 17 6 



Two Black Bedstarts 4 5 



Two Sclavonian Grebes. . 7 7 



Three Sand Grouse 11 11 



Black-winged Stilt 13 13 



Two Bee-eaters 19 l!l 



Two Golden Orioles 11 6 



In Shades: — 



Lot. £ s. 



90. Little Bustard 9 19 



91. Squaceo Heron 11 11 



92. Kentish Plover 2 5 



95. Baillon's Crake 4 5 



96. Bose-eoloured Pastor. .. . 2 10 

 99. Bichard's Pipit 3 10 



100. Savi's Warbler 7 7 



101. Blue-throated Warbler . . 2 12 



102. Pectoral Sandpiper 7 17 



103. Broad-billed Sandpiper . . 7 17 



104. Sabine's Gull 9 9 



105. Pork-tailed Petrel 1 5 



On Stands: — 



111. Bed-legged Falcon (im.) 2 15 



135. Two Little Auks 2 



138. Two Solitary Snipes .... 1 6 



146. Buffon's Skua 1 12 



155. Eared Grebe (summer) . . 1 10 



183. Buff var. Bobin 12 



223. Buffon's Skua 1 12 



2211. Great Skua 1 15 



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