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to hear the Starlings on town chimneys most accurately mimicking 

 the Curlew, Golden Plover, &c. It is often seen hovering over 

 Breydon with Gulls, picking up floating refuse ; and in summer 

 sometimes aping Swallows catching insects on the wing. In 

 September, 1899, an escaped Molothrus bonariensis attached itself 

 for some time to a flock of Starlings, which its black colour 

 closely resembled. 



Pastor roseus. Rose-coloured Starling. — R. Paget records 

 three : one shot by Capt. Manby near the hospital, April, 1820 ; 

 a fine male shot at Lound in June, 1851 ; a female was obtained 

 at Yarmouth in September, 1856. 



Nucifraga caryocatactes. Nutcracker. — R. One shot at 

 Rollesby, Oct. 30th, 1844 ; another shot off Yarmouth, Oct. 7th, 

 1853 (Nor. N. S. vol. iv. p. 283). 



Garrulus glandarius. Jay. — L. L. Still found and per- 

 secuted in the wooded districts south of Yarmouth. 



Pica rustica. Magpie. — L. L. Frequenting same locality as 

 the Jay, has meted out to it the same fate. When living in 

 Dublin, in 1890, I was surprised at the tame audacity of this 

 species, which seemed somewhat numerous in Phoenix Park. At 

 the Gardens they would alight near one's seat, and snap up tit- 

 bits thrown to them. 



Corvus monedula. Jackdaw. — Nests in one or two village 

 churches north of Yarmouth ; used to nest in the chimney of a 

 high old house in heart of the town. On its recent demolition I 

 saw in a niche about twenty well-preserved skeletons of young 

 birds. Great numbers arrive with other Corvida. Early morn- 

 ing flights usually fly high and noisily. Some flying north, 

 Feb. 17th, 1892. 



C. corax. Raven.— A. "Now rarely seen " (Paget). I have 

 recognized it only on one or two occasions flying overhead in 

 autumn. 



C. cor one. Carrion-Crow. — L. L. Have occasionally met 

 with it on Breydon flats, where Rooks also at times congregate 

 in some numbers. 



C. comix. Hooded Crow.— C. Great numbers usually pass 

 over in autumn, many locating for the winter in the neighbour- 

 hood. In severe weather becomes predaceous ; have then known 

 it seize wounded birds in presence of the gunners. Six observed 



