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little broader, but they only reach half-way to the outer edge of 

 the wing, and across the rump there is a band of lemon-yellow. 

 Mr. Pashley jotted down the soft parts while they were fresh as 

 follows : — Upper mandible dark brown, lower orange nearly to 

 the tip; legs brown, feet yellowish. Length, 3| in. barely. Sex 

 female. Through Mr. Dresser's kindness I am able to give a 

 representation, the size of life, from a drawing prepared for the 

 1 Birds of Europe/ Supp. 



In October a perfectly white Long-tailed Titmouse was sent 

 to Mr. W. Howlett, and about the 31st a yellowish-buff variety of 

 the Woodcock was killed at Northrepps, which had the tips of 

 the primaries white. 



November. (Prevailing wind N.E.) 



1st. — E. As soon as it was light Mr. Johnson, the master of 

 1 The Cockle r lightship, noticed Sky Larks, Thrushes, Star- 

 lings, Snow Buntings, Linnets, and Chaffinches going west, the 

 wind being east. From 8 p.m. to midnight, overcast with rain, a 

 quantity of Larks, Linnets, and Chaffinches were flying round the 

 lantern of the vessel ; many of them striking it, and falling over- 

 board, were lost. 



2nd. — N.E. Larks, Starlings, Rooks, and Crows passing 

 ' The Cockle.' 



9th. — ABlack-breasted Dipper shot on the river Bure (B.Dye). 



11th. — Buzzard at Rollesby (E. Saunders). 



12th. — Snow Buntings pretty numerous; seen by Mr. Patter- 

 son feeding on the seeds of the Michaelmas daisj\ 



20th. — Thousands of Lapwings near Haddiscoe, mingled with 

 Golden Plover (L. Farman). 



24th. —A Spotted Crake and many Water Rails at Heigham 

 Sounds, as I learn from the Rev. M. C. Bird, who adds that two 

 Coot-shooting parties, one of twelve boats and one of fifteen, on 

 this water and Hickling, obtained 203 Coots on one day and 221 

 on another. 



December. 



3rd. — Two Waxwings at Worstead, and a little later two on a 

 tall thorn-hedge at Cromer (H. Winter). A nearly white Wren 

 at Hickling (Bird). 



10th. — W. and S. A young female Red-breasted Flycatcher, 



