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after a gale fifteen were brought him (B. of S. p. 98). One at 

 Horsey, Oct. 9th, 1882. Dead example found on the Vauxhall 

 line, April 15th, 1899, having probably struck telegraph-wires. 



Cuculus canorus. Cuckoo. — C. Have known a single indi- 

 vidual clear a cabbage-patch of the larvae of Pieris brassicce in a 

 few days. I once reared one from the nest on bullock's lights. 

 It was exceedingly pugnacious, and grew amazingly fast. 



Coccystes glandarius. Great Spotted Cuckoo. — A. A young 

 male was shot on Caister denes on Oct. 18th, 1896. Had been 

 feeding on the larvae of the Buff-tip Moth (vide Nor. N. S. vol. vi. 

 p. 509). 



Strix flammea. Barn- Owl. — C. Have observed it arrive 

 early in the morning with autumnal immigrants. Still wantonly 

 destroyed by many fools entrusted with guns. 



Asio otus. Long-eared Owl. — N. C. " Barely seen" (Paget). 

 Examples occasionally brought up to market dead in winter 

 months; two in the market, Dec. 16th, 1899. 



A. accipitrinus. Short-eared Owl. — C. Sometimes arrives 

 in considerable numbers in autumn ; in other years scarce. 

 Occasionally nests. A nest containing five eggs was discovered 

 in a field of rushes not far from the sea in the neighbourhood of 

 the Broads on May 2nd, 1898 (Zool. 1899, p. 119). I have 

 observed this bird hunt in broad daylight. Coming over simul- 

 taneously with the Woodcock, is locally named " Woodcock-Owl." 



Syrnium aluco. Tawny Owl. — R. Constant persecution has 

 made this species (which the Pagets described as " common ") 

 rare with us. 



Nyctala tengmalmi. Tengmalm's Owl. — A. " A single speci- 

 men is recorded by Messrs. Gurney and Fisher to have been taken 

 some years since at Bradwell " (B. of N. vol. i. p. 60). 



Athene noctua. Little Owl. — A. "Very rare; two specimens 

 are well authenticated " (Paget). A male example brought alive 

 into Yarmouth from sea, February, 1862 (Nor. N. S. vol. iv. 

 p. 267). A female shot in the grounds of Naval Hospital, April 

 21st, 1881. 



[Nyctea scandiaca. Snowy Owl. — A. " The late Mr. Stephen 

 Miller, of Yarmouth, had a specimen of this noble bird, which, if 

 not obtained in this district, was most probably British killed " 

 (B. of N. vol. i. p. 58).] 



