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tn Britain it is a migratory species, 
appearing in May and retiring in Sept* 
and Oct. 
Sonnini relates that in Egypt they are 
caught in great numbers in nets, and ex* 
posed for sale alive, as the institutes of 
Mahomet forbid all animals from being 
eaten until they have been bled. As these 
birds severely bite the fingers when 
handled, the bird-catchers tie their man* 
dibles together with one of their feathers. 
It is not so frequent in Norfolk as in 
many other counties, arid in some part* 
of the Kingdom it is entirely unknown. 
