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period, as was the case on Dec. 22nd and 23rd, 1893, when 

 thousands arrived, and the market was glutted. Thousands 

 again coming over, Dec. 12th, 1898. They must have flown 

 westward, as none appeared in the following Saturday's market. 

 Local, " Ring-dow." 



C. cenas, Stock-Dove. — F. C. Messrs. Paget in their time 

 stated that it was " rarely seen." Now it arrives occasionally in 

 some numbers in early spring, nesting in the county. Prior to 

 the railway running across the North Denes (up to 1879) num- 

 bers came there at * ; haysel," seeking the juicy seeds of the sea- 

 bindweed (Convolvulus soldanella). April 13th, 1895, saw thirteen 

 in the market ; Aug. 29th, 189G,six ; Jan. 13th, 1898, ten, which 

 had been baited with maize. Heavy bird in the market, Dec. 9th, 

 1899, weighing 15j oz. 



Turtur communis. Turtle-Dove. — C. Decidedly on the 

 increase. The Pagets recorded it as " rarely seen " ; and Lub- 

 bock states that, although formerly but an occasional migrant, it 

 had in 1845 become generally distributed. It nests at Fritton. 

 Formerly often seen on North Denes. 



Syrrhaptes paradoxus. Pallas's Sand-Grouse. — A. During 

 the invasion of this species in 1863 (when sixty were killed in 

 Norfolk), several were obtained here. The North Denes and 

 sand-hills were most frequented. The first Norfolk bird was 

 found dead in the surf on May 23rd. A gunner named Nudd, on 

 June 6th, shot a male out of a flock of nine. He mistook them 

 for Plover, but described them to me as " running about like 

 Rats." On May 27th, 1876, a flock was observed on the Winter- 

 ton sand-hills ; and in May, 1888, a second invasion occurred, 

 when over eleven hundred were seen in Norfolk, and one hundred 

 and eighty-six were killed. A male and female were seen on the 

 Denes as late as Dec. 2nd (vide Stevenson's ' Birds of Norfolk,' 

 vol. i. pp. 376-404 ; also vol. iii. pp. 392-396). 



Phasianus colchicus. Pheasant. — C. And likely to remain so 

 under existing conditions. Belated birds have occasionally been 

 seen in the heart of the town. 



Perdix cinerea. Common Partridge. — C. The curious 

 chestnut variety, which has received the name of P. montana, has 

 not yet been obtained in the Yarmouth district. 



Caccabis rufa. Red-legged Partridge. — C. Before the North 



