84 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Oct. 14th. The effect of that gale in Yorkshire may be ascer- 

 tained by reading Mr. Cordeaux's article (Zool. 1892, p. 417). 

 It resulted in the most remarkable rush of migratory birds ever 

 witnessed by that good observer in his long experience. The 

 veteran Herr Gatke noticed this "rush" also in Heligoland, but 

 no Lapland Buntings were obtained there. I find they do well 

 in confinement, and are fond of oats. They perch like Snow 

 Buntings, but their more terrestrial habits were noticed in a wild 

 state. In July the males in my possession had black throats, 

 which were retained by one of them until October, and a hen 

 bird became pied. 



On Oct. L6th two Grey Shrikes were shot, and others seen 

 about this date, being perhaps some of those seen by Mr. Cordeaux 

 at Spurn Point (Zool. 1892, p. 419) after the great gale just men- 

 tioned. On the same day a Sabine's Gull was caught at Wells 

 (Feilden, Zool. 1892, p. 423), and my duck-pond was visited by 

 a Shoveller and a Pochard from Saham Mere. A Kough-legged 

 Buzzard was shot at Holkham. 28th. — Black-throated Diver at 

 Cley. 29th. — Hen Harrier and Merlin in Yarmouth Market 

 (Patterson). 31st. — Black Redstart caught at Yarmouth (Smith). 



Nov. 2nd. — I received from Mr. Patterson the remains of a 

 Pomatorhine Skua, which he had found on the shore, and a few 

 days afterwards a Puffin was found on the beach at Cromer. 

 7th. — A Sea Eagle was seen at Northrepps, first on an ash-tree, 

 and then on the wing, mobbed by Rooks ; it was shot next day at 

 Runton. 11th.— Mr. Roberts, of Norwich, received from Sir Savile 

 Crossley a singular melanistic Partridge, shot at Campsea Ash, in 

 Suffolk, which was exhibited by him to the Naturalists' Society 

 at its next meeting. It had a black chin and black cheeks, and 

 the rest of the plumage may be described as many shades darker 

 than the ordinary type. In 189 L Sir Savile Crossley's party shot 

 several others similarly coloured. 18th. — A female Scops Owl was 

 obtained near Holt (C. Dack), not so grey as the Cromer one of 

 1861. Anyone interested in Owls may see in the Norwich Museum 

 a good series of the genus Scops, which is now divided and sub- 

 divided into sixty-five species (not counting Heteroscops, Gymno- 

 scops, and Pseudoscops) , represented in the Museum by 243 

 specimens. 19th. — Mr. Patterson saw a Shoveller at Yarmouth. 

 21st. — I received a male Gadvvall from Saham Mere, where fifteen 

 others were seen by Mr. Partridge on the following day. A Grey- 



