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and then released with a letter tied round its neck. This bird, 

 as I learn from Mr. G. Smith, flew to Yarmouth, where it was 

 shot on Nov. 8th, the letter on its neck being dated Oct. 23rd; 

 the edge of the letter was pecked, as if the Crow had tried 

 unsuccessfully to get it off. [It is remarkable that none of the 

 Crows ringed at Kossiten, in Prussia, by Mr. Thienemann have 

 so far turned up in East Anglia, as, judging from the Crows' line 

 of flight when they arrive, that might well be the country from 

 which they come to Norfolk. I have not heard if any were 

 turned off last autumn, but I know that in October, 1904, 

 Mr. Thienemann released one hundred and fifty-one.] 



Hooded Crows are not much molested on migration, but 

 somebody shot one which, being taken to Mr. E. T. Eoberts, was 

 found to have in its gizzard a number of stones, the size of which 

 is shown in the photograph (p. 134), together with several kernels 

 of wheat. 



28th. — Hen Black Redstart seen at Swardeston by Mr. B. B. 

 Riviere, catching flies from the roof of a big barn. A day or two 

 afterwards Mr. Borrer met with a Richard's Pipit on the sea- 

 bank at Salthouse, and Mr. Witherby tells me of another one 

 shot there on Nov. 18th. It will be remembered that last year 

 five were seen. 



November. 



5th. — Mr. Roberts has also obliged me with a photograph of 

 the contents of the stomach of a Heron which he stuffed to-day. 

 This may be worth reproducing (see fig. p. 136). 



21st. — A Spoonbill shot on Breydon Marshes, which Mr. 

 Lowne says was a very small one ; it certainly was one of the 

 latest occurrences that has been recorded. Mr. Dye thinks it 

 must have been the same bird which was reported to him on 

 Aug. 8th, and, as it may have been wounded, its emigration 

 would be thereby delayed. Five Bewick's Swans w r ere seen 

 to-day at Hickling by Mr. Nudd, and on the 24th, he says, there 

 were as many as twenty Wild Swans on the Broad, forming a 

 fine flock. 



December. 



1st. — Misty. A Swallow at Haddiscoe (L. Farman), and 

 three or four House-Martins at Dunston, where they were last 



