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“ Fob. 24. The male bustard was seen to-day near Mildenhall, 
on the corner of Eriswell Warren. 
“ Fob. 25. The Maharajah’s keeper reported the bird as seen 
to-day at Elvedcn, near Thctford. I have since sent to Laken- 
hoath, Eriswell, and Mildenhall, but can hear no tidings of him, 
although most of the landowners in the neighbourhood, including 
the Maharajah Duloep Singh, Mr. Angersteiu, Mrs. by no Stephens, 
and Mr. Amherst, had given orders for his protection.” 
It remains only to add, that the noblo bird was not seen again 
in this county ; and as wo have had no subsequent record of any 
such bird having appeared in any other part of the kingdom, it is 
to bo hoped that ho escaped, uninjured, to safe quarters beyond the 
sea; and I feel sure that every member of the “Norfolk and 
Norwich Naturalists’ Society” will heartily endorse the following 
remarks of Mr. Harting in the * Field’ in closing his very interest- 
ing narrative of the arrival and departure of this distinguished 
foreigner. 
“The pains and trouble so recently taken by Mr. Upchcr to pre- 
serve the bustard on his property, and the liberality displayed by 
Lord Lilford in his zealous endeavours to procure a brood, we feel 
sure will meet with the cordial approval of all true naturalists and 
sportsmen. We heartily wish that other owners of land suited to 
the habits of the Great Bustard would similarly exert themselves 
should opportunity occur. It should not be forgotten that tho 
Great Bustard is a ‘game bird,’ and, although unhappily of rare 
occurrence in England at the present day, it is nevertheless still 
entitled, whenever it may be found, to the protection afforded by 
existing game laws. We may take this opportunity also, of stating 
that by 1 & 2 Will. IV., cap. 32, bustards are protected between 
the 1st of March and the 1st of September, and any person killing 
one between these two dates is amenable to prosecution and tine, 
besides being liable to pay the costs of prosecution.” 
Shore Lark. A considerable flock of these birds was observed 
in the salt marshes at Blakcney in the first week in January, and 
had possibly frequented that part of the coast for some time before 
they were observed. They were first seen by Mr. J. Tillard on the 
3rd of the month, when he shot two out of a (lock of about ten, 
and the next day three more. About a week later he killed six on 
