1382 Birds. 



Common Guillemot, Vria troile. Common on the coast, except 

 during the breeding season. A few formerly bred on the cliffs at 

 Hunstanton, but have now nearly, or perhaps, entirely ceased to do so. 



Little Auk, Mergulus alle. Occasionally procured on the coast in 

 autumn and winter, but is extremely uncertain in its appearance. It 

 appeared on the coast in great numbers in the month of October, 

 1841. (Zool. 182). 



Puffin, Fratercula arctica. Occasional in autumn. 



Razor-bill, Alca torda. The young are of common, and the adult 

 birds of occasional occurrence on the coast at all times of the year, 

 except during the breeding season. 



Common Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo. Common in the 

 neighbourhood of the broads, especially in autumn; formerly, 

 according to Sir T. Browne, " building at Reedham, upon trees, from 

 whence King Charles the First was wont to be supplied." Since that 

 time, they have been known to build near Fritton decoy in Suffolk, 

 taking possession for that purpose, of part of a rookery. 



Shag, Phalacrocorax graculus. Occasionally met with; the speci- 

 mens, which chiefly occur in autumn, being mostly immature. 



Gannet, Sula alba. Not uncommon in autumn, following and 

 preying upon the shoals of fish which pass along the coast at 

 that season. It is also sometimes taken in spring. The following is 

 worth extracting from Sir T. Browne's ' Account of Norfolk Birds ' : 

 "An onocrotalus, or pelican, shot upon Horsey Fen, May 22nd, 

 1663, which stuffed and cleansed, I yet retain. It was three yards 

 and a half between the extremities of the wings ; the chowle and 

 beak answering the usual description ; the extremities of the wings 

 for a span deep brown ; the rest of the body white ; a fowl which 

 none could remember upon this coast. About the same time I heard 

 one of the king's pelicans was lost at St. James's ; perhaps this might 

 be the same." 



Caspian Tern, Sterna Caspia. Has occurred several times both in 

 adult and immature plumage. 



Sandwich Tern, Sterna Boysii. Sometimes occurs on the coast in 

 early spring and autumn. 



Roseate Tern, Sterna Dougallii. This species is mentioned by the 

 Messrs. Paget as having been met with at Yarmouth. 



Common Tern, Sterna hirundo. Very common in spring, summer, 

 and autumn ; and breeds at Salthouse, and some other shingly parts 

 of the coast. 



Arctic Tern, Sterna arctica. The arctic tern is not uncommon in 



