Birds. 1693 



Pair of gray phalaropes, shot by A. Fuller, Esq., Aldborough, October 13th, 1846. 



Lesser bustard (Otis tetrax), shot by J. Flatt, Esq., Snape, November, 1846. 



Great bittern, shot by J. B. Taylor, Walton, December 11th, 1846. 



Little auk, shot by W. Chapman, Rushmere, December 18th, 1846. 



Quail, ditto ditto ditto. 



Bewick's swan (Cygnus Bewickii), shot by a fisherman, in Woodbridge River, 

 January 3rd, 1847. 



Velvet scoter (Oidemia fusca), shot by F. Fuller, Esq., Aldborough. 



Puffin, shot by F. Fuller, Esq., Aldborough, January 18th, 1847. — Geo. Ransome ; 

 Ipswich, March 19th, 1847. 



Dates of Arrival of Migratory Birds at Elveden in the Autumn of 1846. 

 Golden plover, September 24th Fieldfare, October 8th 



Hooded crow, October 4th Redwing, „ 9th 



Woodcock, „ 5th Ring-ousel, „ 10th 



Crossbill, „ 8th Siskin, „ 12th. 



Since I made the remark on the ring-ousel (Zool. 1549), two other examples have 

 been seen at Elden ; the one mentioned here, and one much later. — Alfred Newton ; 

 Everton, Biggleswade, March 30th, 1847. 



Occurrence of Rare Birds near Thetford in Norfolk, Sec. 



Sea or White-tailed Eagle. A very fine specimen of this fine bird was shot about 

 a month ago at Stetchworth, near Newmarket, where, I believe, it had been seen some 

 days previously. 



Hoopoe. A specimen of this bird was found dead, but quite fresh, on Thetford 

 Warren, in the beginning of December, 1846. I had, hitherto, always believed that 

 this bird was only a summer visitor to Great Britain. 



Barred Woodpecker. One was shot in a wood at Barninghain, in Suffolk, in 

 January, 1847. 



Gray Phalarope. Shot at Wretham, in Norfolk. 



Bittern. Two specimens were killed towards the end of December, 1846 ; one at 

 Icklingham, in Suffolk, the other at Brandon. I was also informed, by Mr. Charles 

 Lloyd, of Reading, that one was killed at, or near that place, last January. 



Spotted Crake. A bird of this species was picked up dead at Thetford, by the side 

 of the Northern and Eastern Railway. I suppose it had been killed by flying against 

 the wires of the electric telegraph, as one wing was broken, and the head bared of a 

 considerable quantity of feathers. This was last October. 



Golden-eyed Duck. An immature individual was obtained near Thetford about 

 the middle of February last. 



Smew. Three examples have been shot near Thetford this winter ; one of these 

 was a male in full plumage. 



Goosander. Four specimens have come to my knowledge as having been taken in 

 Norfolk. Of these, two males in fine plumage were shot at Sennowe, a female was 

 shot at New Buckenham, and an immature male was also taken in the county. 



Through the kindness of Mr. C. Lloyd, of Reading, I am also able to inform you 

 that several examples of the arctic tern were shot on the banks of the Thames, at 

 Reading, during the month of November, 1 846 ; and also, that a stormy petrel was 

 found dead on that river at Blake's-bridge, November 23rd, 1846. 



