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and Grey Wagtails as usual. There were no Bluethroats, and 

 Snow-Buntings were scarce (H. N. Pashley) ; but my corre- 

 spondent speaks of "foreign Blackbirds," and hundreds of small 

 dark Thrushes in October, an appearance perhaps more due to the 

 locality than the size of the birds themselves. A Black Bedstart 

 was identified in October, and another in November (Pashley), 

 and on Nov. 7th Mr. Ramm feels certain of having seen an 

 Ortolan Bunting. Whether this identification can be trusted I 

 cannot say, but the wind the day before had changed to the 

 north-west. 



The only Lapland Buntings were two in October, but many 

 Long-tailed Tits were observed, and in one place they were even 

 seen coming off the sea. November was rainy and unsettled up 

 to the 11th, but it was too late then to much affect migration, as 

 most of the species had passed, though flocks of Little Auks and 

 other Alcidce were seen at sea. Three or four Grey Shrikes paid 

 their customary autumnal visit, and Mr. Arthur Patterson had 

 two Quails to announce in that month. 



Although I have diligently written down the direction of the 

 wind in my journal nearly every day, there was so little autumnal 

 migration that no results have been gained. The principal 

 movement was during the first week in October, when there were 

 so many Grey Plovers ; and at the same time, viz. on the 4th of 

 that month, something like a rush was observed in North Lincoln- 

 shire by Mr. Caton Haigh (c/. p. 112). 



On Dec. 10th the first snow came with a light west wind, and 

 so rapid was the drop that night that the thermometer in my 

 parish marked two degrees above zero. A profusion of Ducks, 

 Snipe, Water-Rails, Water-hens, &c, immediately appeared on 

 the meadows adjacent to the Norwich rivers, and every gunner 

 sallied forth bent on destruction. Half-starved Mistle-Thrushes 

 flocked to the yew trees in my garden, as many as nine of these 

 great birds hanging on or around one small Irish yew ; but 

 already the red berries (which were in masses a week before) were 

 falling off. Barn-Owls, persecuted at all times, suffered more 

 than ever, and a good many Kingfishers were slaughtered ; but 

 our Norwich birdstuffers have the good sense to refuse to buy 

 either the one or the other. On the 12th two guns shot forty 

 Snipe in an afternoon at Carrow, and the next day, on the same 



