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greatest kindness, and all tlie information it was in the power of 
my correspondent to give, was at once accorded with perfect 
frankness ; the forbearance shown to a most troublesome corre- 
spondent merits my very best thanks, and these are especially due 
to Mr. Wyrloy Birch, the late Lieut.-CoL Buff, Lieut. -Col. Leathes, 
Sir Savile Crossley, Mr. H. E. Buxton, the Lev. E. W. Dowell, 
Mr. II. M. Upcher, Mr. It. Fellowes, Mr. Stevenson, Mr. 'William 
Castcll Southwell, and Mr. T. L. lfeed of Downham — to whom I 
am indebted for much of the information which I am enabled 
to lay before you. T purpose dividing the decoys of Norfolk into 
two classes, disused and active, and will take the disused ones 
first. Of these, — including the district known as Lotliingland, 
which, although geographically part of Suffolk, from its situation 
wo have regarded zoologically as part of our own county — I have 
succeeded in tracing the remains of twenty-three, one of which, in 
the parish of Lakenheath on the Suffolk side of the little Ouse, I 
thought it better to include, as it belonged to a numerous group 
of decoys which were worked with great success in the extreme 
south-west corner of the county. Two other old decoys, also on the 
Suffolk side the boundary river, are marked on the Ordnance map, 
one in the Duke of Grafton’s park at Euston, the other at Wor- 
lingliam near Becclcs ; these I must leave to the historian of the 
sister county, should one bo found, which I hope will be the case, 
but the authenticity of the former I believe to be doubtful. 
Commencing with the extreme south-east of the county, the 
following is a list of the disused decoys which have come to my 
knowledge : doubtless there are others of which I have never 
heard, but should bo only too glad to be informed. They are to be 
found in the parishes of Elixton, Mautby, Acle, Banwortli, 
Woodbastwiek, Hemsby, Somerton, Wax ham, Gunton, Wolterton, 
Cawston, Hempstead, Langham, Holkham, Dersingham, Wormegay, 
Narford, Stow Bardolph, Hilgay, Methwold, Hockwold, Laken- 
heath, and Besthorpe. 
At Flixton near Lowestoft, on a piece of water of about sixteen 
acres in extent, and still known as the “Decoy Lake,” are to 
be found the remains of an old decoy. When it was made, or even 
when it was last worked, I cannot ascertain ; but, although traces 
of the pipes are still plainly visible, my informant assures me that 
it has to his knowledge been in its present condition for more than 
