196 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



and relates to the occurrence of the Red-winged Starling at 

 Barton Broad, near Norwich (Zool. 1843, p. 317). This was 

 succeeded by a great number of short notes, such as the 

 following : — 



On the occurrence of the Red-legged Hobby near Norwich. Zool. 

 1843, p. 350. 



Note on the Honey Buzzard. 1844, p. 491. 



Lesser Forked-beard, Raniceps trifurcatus, at Cromer. 1844, p. 532. 



Red-crested Whistling Duck on Horsea Mere, Norfolk. 1844, p. 576. 



Nest of the Long-eared Owl. 1844, p. 655. 



The Opah, or King-fish, on coast of Norfolk. 1 844, pp. 679, 769. 



Red-necked Phalarope in Norfolk. 1846, p. 1552. 



Spanish Bream at Sherringhara. 1846, p. 1555. 



At length we come to — 



An Account of Birds found in Norfolk. By J. H. Gurney and W. R. 

 Fisher. Zool. 1846, p. 1300—1324, 1373—1393. 



This was the first paper of real importance from his pen, and 

 was an advance upon Messrs. Sheppard and Whitear's " Catalogue 

 of Norfolk and Suffolk Birds," published in the ' Transactions of 

 the Linnean Society,' in 1825 (vol. xv. pp. 1—62). It included 

 277 species, of which 81 were said to be residents, and 196 either 

 regular or occasional migrants. 



The Royal Society's 'Catalogue of Scientific Papers' hardly 

 does justice to Mr. Gurney 's industry and acumen as an ornith- 

 ologist, for in the list there given of his publications, the first 

 ten years of his work are altogether passed over, and the earliest 

 communication of his which is noticed bears date 1853. Now 

 although a great many of the unnoticed communications are 

 brief, and relate chiefly to the appearance of rare birds and fishes 

 in Norfolk, some of them at least are important, as intimating 

 the occurrence of certain species in England for the first time, 

 while others have a value on account of the original observations 

 which they contain. As an example we may instance the " Note 

 on the changes of plumage which occur periodically in the male 

 birds of several different species of Ducks," Zool. 1851, p. 3116. 

 Nine species of ducks were under observation for twelve months, 

 and the list was drawn up with the view of showing the date of the 

 commencement and completion of each moult in each species; 

 the species being arranged in the order of the commencement of 

 the first change. 



