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neighbourhood by the brothers C. and J. Paget,* one of whom 
being a surgeon in London, or, as I ought perhaps rather to say, 
learning his profession, calls on me occasionally. As my history 
must be general rather than local, and as I must not exceed two 
volumes and therefore limit myself to an average of four pages for 
each bird, I am unable to dwell much on local peculiarities, but if 
you can furnish me with the names of any birds visiting your 
country not in the Mess" - Paget’s Catalogue — or a notice of the 
repetition of the occurrence of any that are rare I shall be very 
much obliged. 
1 have the pleasure of being very intimate with your newly 
made Bishop of Norwich the Rev' 1 E. Stanley, + who as well as 
being a most excellent man, is devoted to Natural History. In a 
conversation with him on Wednesday morning last I mentioned 
your name to him as an observer of Nature in his diocese, and the 
first time you meet him he will be desirous of hearing from you an 
account of all the Birds and Fishes that visit or inhabit the Broads. 
In some future letter I shall hope to hear that you have been his 
pilot in a boating expedition against sundry giant pike, and I am 
sure lie will enter into the spirit of such an enterprise and enjoy it 
highly. 
* The above-mentioned work, which is to this day, a chief authority on 
the fauna and flora of Yarmouth and its neighbourhood was published by 
the brothers, Charles John, and James Paget, of that town, in 1834. The 
former died at Yarmouth in 1844, and is buried with other members of the 
family in St. Nicholas’ church : closing a promising career at the early age 
of 32. The latter it is only necessary to mention, briefly, as the present 
Sir James Paget, Bart., F.It.S., &c. &c. 
t Edward, second son of Sir John Thomas Stanley, and brother of John 
Thomas first Lord Stanley of Alderley, born 1779, consecrated Bishop of 
Norwich 1837, for many years President of the Linnean Society and of the 
Norfolk and Norwich Museum, died 1S49. Best remembered by naturalists 
as the author of A Familiar History of Birds, which in many passages 
shews him to have been a most accurate observer. Ilis eldest son, Owen, a 
Captain in the Royal Navy, whose promising career was prematurely closed 
in 1S50, commanded H.M.S. ‘ Rattlesnake,’ in 1S46, on her surveying voyage in 
the Australian seas, which will always be memorable as being the means of 
developing the genius of Prof. Huxley, who served on board as Assistant- 
Surgeon. Capt. Stanley, through his father, was a considerable benefactor 
to the Norfolk and Norwich Museum, many specimens of Australian birds 
presented by him, in 1818, having since been identified as of great rarity, 
and one or two of them are almost unique in collections. 
