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of the normal shape, and some blue Partridge's eggs,t at 

 Swardeston, of quite a bright tint. 



On May 23rd a Cuckoo's egg was detected in a Hedge- 

 Accentor's nest at Keswick, which will form the subject of 

 another communication ; and the following month a young 

 Cuckoo was met with by Major Dods on Salthouse Heath in a 

 Stonechat's nest, the first instance of that species being the 

 Cuckoo's host in this county. Four of the Stonechat's eggs 

 were resting on the rim of the nest when found on June 8th by 

 Mr. Dods. 



On June 22nd my daughter and I were shown a Nightjar 

 covering two young ones at Hevingham, and so oblivious to 

 danger that five of us stood round the nest without her moving. 

 Indeed, she did not so much as open an eye, and this is a habit 

 which greatly helps in rendering this grey bird inconspicuous. 

 The keeper said the young had been hatched on the 20th (two 

 days previously), and moved since about three feet. Although I 

 have never known young Nightjars to be found which were not 

 moved subsequently — once, at least — I never met a gamekeeper 

 who knew how it was done. It is certain that these youngsters 

 very early acquire the power of walking, or rather crawling, 

 unaided, but when only two days old it must surely be in the 

 parent's mouth that they are carried. Mr. F. Norgate, a most 

 observant naturalist, told me he believed he had seen it done, 

 but the bird was past him so quick that it was difficult to be 

 certain, but it undoubtedly bad something in its mouth. 



Eeturning now to the subject of migration, an arrival of the 

 migratory Passeres was noted on the coast of Norfolk by Mr. E. 

 C. Arnold and his brother on Sept. 13th (S. to S.W., fine), but, 

 save for that, there was little migration observed during 1904. 

 Nor am I informed of any marked arrivals or departures of 

 Corvidce ; indeed, my correspondent, Mr. B. Dye, remarks of the 

 Yarmouth district that Books were less numerous than for many 

 seasons, and that is a district where a good many are nearly 

 always observed. 



Each year practically the same number of birds of passage 

 come and go, but it depends on the wind whether they are 

 noticed or not. If no adverse winds delay them they pass on 

 rapidly, for the most part at night, and no one is any the wiser. 



