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eighty-four. Mr. J. W. Smalls, of Wells, considers that sixty 

 occurred at that place alone this year. Onet dropped in my 

 stable-yard at Northrepps, and, having found its way in by an open 

 door, was discovered there next morning, but, though seeming 

 to be uninjured, it did not live long. Mr. Patterson was told that 

 some of the Little Auks actually dropped on fishing-boats, which 

 is very unusual, I should say. A Little Auk,t which Mr. T. E. 

 Gunn had alive, showed the white spot over the eye particularly 

 well, and we noticed how prominently it stood out when the Auk 

 was excited, but when quiescent it was almost lost. The some- 

 what inflated cheeks were also noted, and it appears that they 

 can be used as a receptacle for food. The tongue is large and 

 white, and the palate serrated, or, as Macgillivray better describes 

 it, " covered with horny reversed papillae." The glossy black- 

 ness of the back is a striking feature, but this quickly fades. No 

 observations were made as to separation of the sexes this time 

 (ef. Zool. 1896, p. 171, and 1900, p. 125). 



21st. — According to ' The Angler's News,' the Pink-footed 

 Geese feeding in the Holkam Marshes on Sunday (21st) were so 

 numerous that one could not count them. " They resembled a 

 flock of sheep, and it is no exaggeration to say that as many as 

 six hundred were to be seen at one time. Amongst these was 

 one bird of a creamy white." ... (J. W. Smalls). This may 

 have been a Snow Goose from Woburn, where they are bred by 

 the Duchess of Bedford. 



25th. — A Little Gull found dead in a reed-bed at Hoveton by 

 Mr. Barclay. 



28th. — A Great Skua found dead on the beach by Mr. H. 

 Cole ; also a Woodcock, a Curlew, a Velvet Scoter, a Mallard, a 

 Herring-Gull, two Common Gulls, several Black-headed Gulls, 

 two Piazorbills, nine Guillemots, five Little Auks, three Oyster- 

 catchers, and a Pheasant. All this miscellaneous collection 

 was lying on the shore in the short distance (five miles) between 

 Cromer and Mundesley. The Great Skua, which is a rare 

 Norfolk bird at any time, was in good condition, but several of 

 the other birds were partially eaten, probably by starving Gulls. 

 On this day there were 15° of frost. 



29th. — A Bernicle Goose shot at Eunton (H. Cole). Two 

 Dabchicks beneath the Bishop's Bridge in Norwich (E. Gunn). 



