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Broad, which were a great attraction to the shooters ; they kept 

 much in line, and made quite an audible noise in tearing it up. 

 One Coott found its way to Keswick, and a Dunlin! was driven 

 inland to Eanworth (Long). The poor Redwings were in great 

 straits, and, I am afraid, Barn-Owls suffered ; Sky-Larks fed on 

 cabbages (Patterson), and Kingfishers moped on stakes or died of 

 starvation. A Bittern was caught by a dog, but humanely re- 

 leased (Davies). Near Fakenham a Heron was seen holding 

 down a live rabbit, and pecking at its back. 



It appears (from the notes I received from Mr. E. C. Saunders 

 and Mr. Patterson) that this Siberian weather had a disastrous 

 effect upon the Great Crested Grebes, many of which, frozen out 

 of the Broads, betook themselves to the tidal water of Breydon, 

 where Mr. Patterson speaks of the falling tide leaving one in a 

 hole on the ice, from which it could neither dive nor fly away. 

 Another was knocked over with an oar, and another found dead 

 on Horsey Warren (Saunders). One birdstuffer in Yarmouth 

 had no fewer than eighteen brought to him ! 



Varieties. 



January 9th. — Pied Blackbird at Keswick. 



February 3rd. — Pied Blackbird at Keswick. 12th. Hedge- 

 Accentor with a mealy tail.t 



March 2nd. — Hedge-Accentor with white under parts at Over- 

 strand (Davy). Brambling with black throat (Lowne). 



September 3rd. — Partridge, grey variety, at Catfield (M. Bird). 



October. — Pied French Partridge at Brandon (Gunn) . 



December 7th. — Another pied French Partridge shot near 

 Brandon, and a third seen (Gunn). 11th. Cream-coloured Lap- 

 wing at Eaton (Gunn). 24th. Fawn-coloured Lapwing (Lowne). 



Liothrix lutea. — With reference to an example of Liothrix 

 lutea, recorded on the coast in November, 1903 (Zool. 1901, 

 p. 215), the Duchess of Bedford informs me that about that time 

 large numbers were turned out at Woburn, and this was probably 

 one of them ; several were seen about the fields at Woburn a 

 year or eighteen months after being turned out. 



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