Norwich Castle Museum. ra 
till thé year 1841, is now, as it doubtless was before 
that time, by far. the most numerous Goose found in 
Norfolk. It is especially abundant on the Holkham 
marshes in winter. Of the Swans two species have 
already been referred to in the vestibule, and here will 
be seen two other elegant wild species, the Whooper and 
Bewick’s Swans, both of which are occasional winter 
visitors to our waters, of uncertain occurrence, but 
sometimes rather numerous. The eight species of 
wild Duck known to breed in Norfolk are well repre- 
sented here and in the Lombe collection (Cases 25 
to 28), amongst which may be mentioned the beautiful 
Sheld’ Duck and the Gadwall; the latter species is 
worthy of note, for though occasionally occurring in 
this county previous to the year 1850, it could up 
to that time be only regarded as a winter visitant. 
Those rare Ducks, the Red-crested, Buffle-headed, 
and Steller’s Western Duck, have already been 
mentioned; and at the bottom of this case will be 
seen a young male King Eider, which was killed at 
Hunstanton in the middle of January, 1888, and 1s 
the first recognised Norfolk specimen. It has, how- 
ever, been met with twice since in the same locality. 
These are followed by the Mergansers and the Smew. 
In 
Case V. 
are the Pigeons and the Game Birds, an interesting 
series of which will also be found in Cases ro to 14 of 
the Lombe collection. A fine case of Grouse and 
Capercally is in the Lombe collection, No. 11. 
The Spotted, Baillon’s, and Little Crakes are all 
represented by locally killed birds, as also the Crane, 
a bird noted for its beauty and stately bearing, 
which formerly bred. in England, and_ probably 
in this county ;’ the.specimen here showa was killed 
