GUNN : NOKFOLK ORNITHOLOGY. 



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No. Date 1866. Sex. Locality, 



„ Female 



29. „ 



30. „ 



31. „ 



32. 



33. „ 

 34. 



41. „ 



4, Barford 

 8, Male Heigham 



5> 



)5 >5 



Horstead. 



Female 



35. „ 10, Male Cottisliall 



36. 15, Female Worstead „ 



37. „ 18, Male ]N"ear Yarmouth „ 



38. ,, „ Female „ „ 



39. „ 27, Male Kirby Cane 



40. „ „ Female EoUesby 



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No. of 

 Wax tips 

 on wings. 



4.4 

 5.5 

 4.4 

 4.4 



7.7 

 4.4 



6.6 



8.8 



7.7 

 6.5 



6.6 

 6.6 



5.5 



Length. 

 In. 



Remarks. 



8J Wax tips small. 



8i 



,8|- Wax tips very small. 



8J Side mark on tips of 

 primaries, yellow. 



8 J Tips small. Side 

 markings on pri- 

 maries straw yel- 

 low. 



8 J Side markings on tips 

 of primaries straw 

 yellow. 



8f Tips large, excepting 

 inner one on each 

 wing, return of 

 margins on prima- 

 ries. 



9 



5> 



8 J One tip shot off later 



wing. 



8f Tips large, return of 

 margins on prima- 

 ries. 



8^ Tips, small, slight 

 indications of a 7th 

 on the inner fea- 

 ther of each wing. 



8f Tips small. 



By the above list it will be observed that the average length of each bird^ 

 (from beak to tail both inclusive) is about 8f inches, only one appears to 

 attain the length of 9 inches, the shortest one is 7 J inclies. The females 

 generally speaking are the smaller birds, but I have already shown exceptions 

 to this rule — the length of some of the females exceeding the average of the 

 males in several cases. I thought it quite unnecessary to give the other 

 measurements of each bird, as it would only occupy too much space and 

 prove of little interest. In the wing from the carpal joint to tip, specimens 

 measure from 4 J to 4-| inches, and from 14 to 15 inches in expanse of wings 

 to extreme tip of each ; tail generally about 3 inches. The average weight 



