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2nd. — W.N.W., 3. A Glossy Ibis — probably the last survivor 

 of a flock whose deaths were recorded in Yorkshire, Ireland, and 

 elsewhere — shot between the Kiver Bure and Breydon by a cow- 

 keeper (B. Dye). Also Mr. Saunders informs me he had a Little 

 Stint from Breydon, a very late date for it. 



31st. — A Bittern heard "booming" by Mr. Bird. 



Vakieties of Plumage. 

 On Jan. 8th a cream-coloured Starling was seen by Miss 

 Buxton near Aylsham. On April 21st a brown Partridge of the 

 Perdix montana type was watched for some time in a field at 

 Sculthorpe by Mr. Hamond, which did not appear to have a 

 mate ; it was near a pair of the ordinary colour. Another was 

 seen at Baudeswell on Dec. 31st (Walter). It has been lately 

 ascertained that this erythrism also occurs in the Grouse 

 ('British Birds,' iii. p. 342). On May 16th a pure white young 

 Hedge Accentor,t which could not have very long left its nest, 

 was caught by a prowling cat at Sprowston. On Sept. 6th 

 Mr. T. E. Gunn received from Diss a white Pied-Wagtail, t 

 immature, just showing a tinge of yellow on the cheeks and 

 crown. At the same time a similar one, probably from the same 

 nest, appeared at Sherringham, where it remained until the 

 14th, or later. I just missed seeing it by a few hours. On the 

 13th a pale variety of the male Wheateart was shot near the 

 sea by Mr. Bichards. Almost the only colour which this bird 

 exhibited was a tint of slate-colour on the back and head, which 

 gave a cast of blue to its appearance when fresh. It was 

 mounted by Mr. Pashley, who also had a handsome pied one,t 

 and a pied Brambling,t but the latter was a cage-bird. On 

 Dec. 31st a black-and-white Coot was among the slain at a Coot- 

 battue held on our largest Broad, as I understand from Mr. 

 Nudd, who states that the bag totalled six hundred, and four 

 Pochards. 



Wood-Pigeon Diphtheria. 



It does not seem that the disease in Wood-Pigeons resembling 

 diphtheria has by any means died out in Norfolk, for several 

 correspondents mention meeting with victims to it during the 

 winter months, but I did not hear of any being picked up in 

 the summer. One was picked up which had died in the act of 



