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'NOTES ON JS^OEFOLK ORISriTHOLOGY. 



By T. E. Gunn. 



(Froni April 30th to Juhj 3lst, 1866.) 



Hobby. An immature specimen, a male, was sliot at Langley, on the 

 26t]i of June. Its stomach, on dissection I found to contain the remains of 

 a gray linnet, two examples of the Ghost Swift Moth, a large Dragon Fly, 

 and some small beetles ; the wings of the dragon fly were taken off close to 

 the body, but the moths and beetles were swallowed whole. 



Long-Eared and Barn Owls. Several examples of these two species 

 have been killed during the last few weeks. 



Magpie. July 28th, an immature female, at Stratton Strawless. 



Crossbill. A flock of this species passed over a fir plantation at 

 ^N'orthrepps near Cromer, on the 15th of July. 



Spoonbill. Two examples have occurred, one an adult male was shot 

 on the 2nd of May, near Burgh St. Peter, and passed into the possession of 

 the Eev. C. J. Lucas, of that place. The other was an immature bird, and 

 was killed about the same date at Hickling. The former specimen measured 

 as follows : — 



From beak to tail, (both included) 35f inches 



Across its fuUy extended wings 4 feet 9 „ 



Wing from carpal joint 16f ,, 



Ms, carmine red ; its crest was not fully grown ; the longest feathers mea- 

 sured four inches. In dissecting it I discovered three examples of the 

 iSmooth-tailed Stickleback in its throat, these were in perfect preservation. 

 [(See Naturalist, Yol iii, page 67, diuA Zoologist, S.S. page 348.) I also 

 found some others in its stomach in a decomposed state mixed with some 

 imuddy substance, which composed the entire contents of the stomach. 

 I Baillon's Crake. I have the pleasure to record the occurrence o a 

 jnest of eggs of this rare species in N'orfolk this season, information of 

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