1314 Birds. 



Suffolk, some years since, out of a flock of about five or six which ap- 

 peared in the neighbourhood of Ipswich. 



Red-winged Starling, Agelaius phosniceus. A male specimen of this 

 bird, in the plumage of the second year, was shot near Barton Broad, 

 about the 1st of June, 1843. 



Its stomach contained the remains of coleopterous insects, and its 

 plumage had all the appearance of that of a wild bird. As, however, 

 this species is occasionally kept as a cage bird, it is of course quite 

 possible that the bird in question had escaped from confinement. Its 

 occurrence is recorded in the c Zoologist,' (Zool. 317). 



We take this opportunity of correcting a slight inaccuracy in the 

 new edition of Mr. Yarrell's work on ' British Birds,' in which it is 

 stated, in a quotation from Mr. Lubbock, that the orange-winged star- 

 ling above-mentioned, was shot near Rollesby Broad. 



Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris. Very common throughout the 

 year, and breeds with us. 



Rose-coloured Pastor, Pastor roseus. Several instances have oc- 

 curred of the capture of single individuals of this rare straggler in 

 Norfolk, in almost all its different stages of plumage. 



Raven, Corvus corax. Is found in Norfolk throughout the year, 

 and breeds in the county, but in small, and apparently decreasing 

 numbers. Sir Thomas Browne, in speaking of the raven at Norwich, 

 makes the following curious observation. " In good plenty about the 

 city, which makes so few kites to be seen hereabouts." 



Carrion Crow, Corvus cor one. Is found in Norfolk throughout the 

 year, and breeds with us, but is a much less common species than in 

 many other counties. 



Hooded Crow, Corvus comix. The hooded crow is a very nume- 

 rous winter visitant, arriving on our coast about the end of September, 

 and departing in April. We have observed this species near the 

 mouth of the river Yare, hovering over the water in search of food, 

 after the manner of the terns. We were unable to ascertain precisely 

 the manner in which the prey was secured, but although a bird was 

 once seen to rise with something in its beak, we are inclined to believe 

 that the object was, in the first instance, grasped with the feet. 



A pair of these birds are said to have nested in the year 1816, in 

 the neighbourhood of Lynn; and an instance of its occurrence in the 

 Marshes, near Yarmouth, in the month of July, is recorded in the 

 1 Zoologist,' (Zool. 315). 



Rook, Corvus frugilegus. Very common throughout the year, and 

 breeds with us. 



