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Viola imlustris. The " bottoms" Lofthouse, (Mr. Eoberts.) 

 Stellaria BorcBcma. Stanley. 

 Medicago sativa. Monk Fryston, (Mr. Eoberts.) 

 Astragalus glycypyhllos. Burton Salmon, (Mr. Eoberts.) 

 Lilium Mart agon. Occasionally in tliickets but not wild. 

 Xanthium spinosum. Near Leeds (Mr. Eoberts.) 



NOTES 0^ THE OENITHOLOGY OF NORFOLK 



By T. E. gunk 



Varieties. 



Blackbird. A well marked piebald variety, an adult male, was killed 

 in the vicinity of Cromer, ontbe 11 tb instant. 



Missel Thrush. A splendid variety, a male, was obtained on tbe 24tb 

 instant, at Tbuxton. Tlie whole of its head and neck was white ; its back, 

 upper wings, and tail-coverts speckled with patches of the same ; under 

 wing coverts pure white. This is the only instance of variation in tliis 

 species that has passed within my notice during the last seven years. 



Partridge. On the 3rd instant, a very pale ash and cream coloured 

 variety was killed at Blickling. This variety of Perdix cinerea, has bred for 

 several years past on the "Westwick estate ; two or three examples being 

 usually obtained each season in that locality and the surrounding vicinity, 

 and in all probability the above occurrence is one of the same breed, 



Ebd-lbgged Partridge. On the first day of the shooting season an 

 immature male was killed at Hobbis ; six or seven of the centre feathers of 

 its tail, and the primary feathers of its wings were white, a few feathers of 

 the same hue were also thinly scattered over other p^rts of its plumage. 



Parities. 



Buzzard. A fine male specimen of Faico hiiteo, was shot at Beeston, 

 near Norwich, on the 19th of September. It measured from tip of beak to 

 tip of tail, twenty-one inches ; tip to tip of extended wings, four feet ; 

 wing from carpal joint, fifteen inches ; tail, ten inches ; iris and cere, lemon 

 yellow ; bill, black, pale horn at base ; legs and toes, lemon yellow. 



Eough lbggedBuzzard. Two fine immatiu?e specimens of Falco lagojms 



