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course, for many years after the colony in that place was broken up. As far 
as I know, the last Norfolk bred avocet was taken at Salthouse, about 1825. 
— H. S. 
10 This specimen, a bird of the year, is now in the possession of Mr. Joseph 
Hoare, of Child’s Hill, Hampstead. — J. H. G. 
21 Sun-fish ( Orthagoriscus viola L.) Not unfrequent on the Norfolk 
coast.— J. L. 
22 Tadpole fish ( Raniceps trifurcus, Walb.) This is regarded by Yarrell 
as one of the rarest British species. It has been taken only two or three 
times on the Norfolk coast. — J. L. 
23 Although white or parti-coloured stoats are rarely met with in summer, 
during the winter months they are by no means uncommon in Norfolk, and 
the change does not seem to depend so much on the severity of the weather 
as has been generally supposed. In the exceptionally mild winters of 1872-3, 
and 1873-4, many pure white stoats were sent to the Norwich bird-stuffers, 
as in these winters scarcely any snow fell, this change of colour would be 
the reverse of a protection to them. — T. S. 
21 The eggs of this bird found on Cromer beach, in June, were most 
probably laid by a bird unable to fly by gunshot wound, or other accident, yet 
able to support itself on the coast by swimming and diving. — H. S. 
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