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assumption of the adult plumage. The bird was fat, and the stomach contained the 

 caudal moiety of a roach, the anterior portion of which appeared to have been digest- 

 ed, but which, when entire, must I think have been four inches in length, besides the 

 tail.— Id. 



Occurrence of the Hoopoe (Upupa Epops) in Norfolk. — Four specimens of the hoo- 

 poe (a male and two females, the sex of the other I did not ascertain) have been killed 

 in Norfolk within the last month. — L. H. Irby ; Saham, Norfolk, May 17, 1852. 



Occurrence of the Wood Sandpiper (Totanus glareola) at Yarmouth. — Three imma- 

 ture specimens of the wood sandpiper, a male and two females, were killed at Yar- 

 mouth on the 22nd of April. — Id. 



Occurrence of the Avocet at Yarmouth. — A pair of avocets, male and female, were 

 killed at Yarmouth on the 22nd of April. — Id. 



Occurrence of the Hebridal Smelt (Osmerus Hebridicus) and other rare Fishes at 

 Redcar. — On the 5th of February last, I found at this place a fine specimen of the 

 Hebridal smelt {Osmerus Hebridicus) ; and during that and the following month I 

 also found forty specimens of the argentine, one of the Anglesea Morris, and one of 

 the lesser forked beard. During last autumn and winter the following fishes have also 

 been obtained here: — four specimens of Ray's bream, two of Muller's top-knot, and 

 one of the black fish, (Centrolophus Pompilus). Mr. Yarrell has inspected the above 

 smelt, and pronounces it to be the Hebridal smelt of his work (' British Fishes,' Sup- 

 plement) ; but had discovered since the publication of that Supplement, that it is the 

 Salmo silus of Muller's ' Prodromus,' p. 49, sp. 418; Coregonus silus of Nilsson's 

 'Prodromus,' p. 19, sp. 8; of Cuvier's ' ilegne Animal,' ii. 308, note 1 ; and of Bona- 

 parte's ' Systematic Catalogue of the Fishes of Europe,' p. 24, sp. 127. — J. S. Rudd ; 

 Redcar, May 17, 1852. 



Note on Fish Spawn taken out to Hobart Town.—I beg to acquaint you of the pre- 

 mature appearance of the trout and salmon from the spawn placed under my charge 

 for conveyance to Hobart Town. We observed them for the first time on the 29th of 

 February, being fifteen days before the time you stated: and as we have two sorts, I 

 conclude they are trout and salmon, we can distinctly see the bright silvery side of the 

 one, the other is not so large and well formed, but it must be the salmon. We have 

 also another kind, which we cannot account for; it is a long dark fish, such as are seen 

 in the ditches in England : I imagine they must have come on board with the water. 

 We gave the spawn water at the rate of 24 gallons per day until within the Tropics, 

 after which 36 gallons, and immediately on losing the trade winds eight times per day, 

 or 48 gallons. All the eggs lying on top of the gravel became addled, those in the in- 

 terstices retained their bright appearance throughout. I am afraid the tub will be too 

 small for them, as by the time of our arrival they will be a tolerable size, but you may 

 depend upon the greatest attention being paid them, as I feel perfectly aware of the 

 great acquisition such a shipment must be to the colony. You shall hear from me by 

 every opportunity, and I hope favourably. — Daniel Smith; in a letter to Mr. Boccius, 

 dated " Barque Columbus, lat. 1* 30' N. long. 21° 30' W., March 9." 



[The three kinds offish spoken of by Mr. Smith are the two kinds of trout in the 

 Wandle ; the other, which he thought he had seen in ditches in England, is the sal- 

 mon — G. B.~\ 



