126 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
expandable nature of the csophagus, remarking that he has 
taken as many as seven hazel-nuts from the pouch, and six 
more from the cesophagus of a single Nutcracker. When the 
pouch is thus charged, he goes on to say, it will hang down, 
‘“comme une énorme goitre sous le cou,” its size sometimes 
attaining to double that of the bird’s head. 
Principal Norfolk Rarities.—The chief rarities for the year 
1911 were a Serin-Finch in January (a curious date!), a pair of 
White-winged Terns in May, a Red-footed Falcon in June, an 
Icterine Warbler in September, a Sabine’s Gull and two Nut- 
crackers in October, as well as a third in Suffolk, and one, if not 
two, Black-throated Divers in December. The occurrence of 
another Serin-Finch in midwinter (Jan. 28th) is especially note- 
worthy, for this is a bird which, when it does come to England, 
one would look for in the spring or autumn rather than in the 
winter. Norfolk was visited by a Serin-Finch in January, 1887, 
and by a Citril-Finch in January, 1904, also by a Red-breasted 
Flycatcher in December, 1896, and by a Water Pipit in January, 
1905. It is probable that all these birds were of eastern rather 
than of southern origin, but even admitting that to be the case, 
their presence at such a time of the year is very remarkable, and 
can only be accounted for by their being blown out of their course 
by wind. 
Another species which, when it does occur in the eastern 
counties is generally met with about midwinter, is the Little 
Bustard, and Mr. Howard Saunders states that it is chiefly a 
winter visitor to Germany also (‘Manual of British Birds,’ 
p. 526). Again, several Nyroca Ducks have been taken in 
winter, and in 1909 Mr. Dye recorded a Glossy Ibis in Norfolk in 
December,* and in 1903 I referred to an Avocet on Dec. 81st.t 
All these are southern birds whose winter range is in Africa, and 
they are out of place in England in December and January, and 
it cannot be supposed that they come to us voluntarily. 
Rainfall, as registered by Mr. Edward Knight, 25°18°. Wind, 
prevailing direction, W. Gales on fifteen days. 
JANUARY. . 
1st.—There is not much recorded in my journal for January. 
A couple of Waxwings sent to Mr. Lowne were the only ones 
* Zool. 1910, p. 74. + Zool. 1904, p. 215. 
