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Sev. Notes were sent me respecting five more in the autumn at 

 Brunstead, Norwich, Shernbourne, and Heacham, probably Pallas's 

 Shrike, which, as in Heligoland, is much the commoner of the 

 two, i. e. with one white spot ; but as both forms are found in the 

 same brood ('Ibis,' 1886, p. 32), L. excubitor and L. major cannot 

 be distinct species. 



4th. — Red-necked Grebe at Cley, and Little Gull at Cromer 

 (H. Cole). 



7th. — White-fronted Goose, Black-throated Diver, and Mealy 

 Redpoll at Blakeney. About Christmas Mr. Pashley states that a 

 number of Mealy Redpolls frequented the sand-hills, but, on the 

 other hand, Shore Larks were just as scarce as they were abun- 

 dant in 1895. 



9th. — A Great Skua shot at Eccles (T. Southwell) ; a fine 

 dark specimen. 



14th. — Shag at Heacham and Grey Shrike at Dersingham 

 (R. Clarke). 



17th. — A much pied Moorhen, with white back and breast and 

 curiously dappled wings, its feathers, however, of the ordinary 

 texture, and not hair-like, as is sometimes the case — shot at 

 Morton (E. Roberts). 



19th. — Bernicle Goose, always a rare bird with us, brought 

 into Yarmouth (A. Patterson). 



22nd.— Shag at Hillington (R. Clarke). 



February. 



10th. — A male Goldeneye shot on the river at Keswick. 



11th. — Peregrine Falcon at Holkham (Lord Leicester). 



17th. — Mr. A. Patterson forwarded a live Rook with perfectly 

 complete nasal bristles, which it retained up to the time of its 

 death in July, being probably then sixteen months old. Can 

 this bird have been a half-breed ? I see nothing wild in the 

 supposition, knowing that Rooks have even paired with Magpies 

 when pinioned. 



22nd. — A female (domesticated) Wild Duck, which assumed 

 the male plumage about ten years ago, died, having for several 

 winters past acquired absolutely perfect male attire. 



28th. — Three Scandinavian Rock Pipits shot at the mouth of 

 the Glaven, but, though males, they showed very little of the 



