368 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



A Kingfisher with white primaries had been recently shot in 

 the neighbourhood. 



The bullaces left on a certain tree (which my friend does 

 not trouble to gather) are devoured at the beginning of winter 

 by Mistle-Thrushes, with the stones. Blackbirds, which also 

 like the shrivelled-up fruit, heat out the stones before swallowing. 



1915. 



January 1st. — The " bird of the moment " is the Lapwing, 

 which is everywhere abundant on the thousands of acres of 

 marshland, now fairly safe from prowling gunners, so much of 

 the area being swamped. 



Mr. Alma Nicholls, writing to the ' Anglers' News,' remarks 

 on the abundance of Swans, "which are all over the place" 

 (Broadlands). ' Two that he saw flew over a locomotive " so low 

 that they went through the steam." He did not remark on the 

 species, but possibly most were Bewicks with a sprinkling of 

 tame birds, and probably some Whoopers. 



January %id. — It is not usual for Bedshanks to frequent this 

 locality in winter ; but at this moment a number are known to 

 be distributed between here and Aldeburgh-on-Sea. 



A beach gunner on January 9th obtained two Little Gulls at 

 the harbour mouth, and two Little Auks. His dog swam out 

 and seized a third Auk, bringing it ashore alive and un- 

 injured. 



Wrens. — Quite abundant on a walk from Brundall to Cantley 

 on January 17th. 



Wood-Pigeons plentiful in the market (January 16th). I 

 saw one stall festooned with them. The stallkeeper assured me 

 that near Banworth they were exceptionally numerous ; he had 

 obtained sixty in one locality. 



January 23rcZ. — Several Pochards in the market this morn- 

 ing. Stiff rime frost. A note on this date received from Mr. 

 J. H. Gurney stated that " some large flocks of Pigeons passed 

 over yesterday which seemed to come from the direction of 

 Lowestoft." 



A Little Auk picked up dead on the beach on the 26th. 



A female Badger was killed in the neighbourhood of West 

 Somerton (Broad district) early in February ; and apparently 



