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The following summary shows the numbers killed in the parish in 
each of the years mentioned in the town book still existing as 
those in which such rewards were paid : — 
1729. — Foxes ... ... . ... ... 9 
Badgers .. .. ... ... 2 
Polecats... ... ... ... 5 
1730. — Foxes ... ... ... ... 5 
Badgers .. ... ... ... 1 
1731. — Foxes ... ... ... '... 10 
Badgers ... ... ... ... 3 
Jackdaws ... ... ... 18 
1732. — Fox ... ... ... ... 1 
Badgers ... ... ... ... 2 
Foxes and Badgers, not distinguished how 
many of each ... ... ... 16 
Jackdaws ... ... ... 24 
1733. — Badgers ... ... ... ... 2 
1737.— Fox ... ... ... ... 1 
Badger ... ... ... ... 1 
1739. — Foxes ... ... ... .. 7 
Badger ... ... ... ... 1 
1741. — Fox ... ... ... ... 1 
After which date this class of entries ceased. — J 
IT. Gurney, 
11 tli December, 1878. 
BIRDS, ETC. 
Bustard. The following extract is from a letter addressed 
by Mr. J. S. Eutter to Samuel Woodward, dated Watton, 
24th May* 1829. — IT. B. Woodward. 
“ I was the other day at Eriswell where I saw a hen Bustard 
which the keeper had taken in a rabbit trap alive. The bird has 
lost one foot and an eye, hut will I think make a good specimen 
should your Museum directors wish to purchase it,” &c. 
[The history of this specimen is very curious and complete, tho 
above extract supplying the only information hitherto wanting, 
viz., the exact date of its capture. No notice seems to have been 
taken by the Museum authorities of Mr. Futter’s communication, 
and as ascertained by Professor Newton from Gathercolo, the 
warrener at Wangford (who trapped the bird at Eriswell), it was 
stuffed by Bilson, gamekeeper to Lord Bristol, at Ick worth. In 
October, 1840, however (as shown by the presentation hook), it 
was purchased by subscription for tho Norwich Museum of 
Bilson’s son, then a birdstuffer at Bury, and remained in tho 
collection until a line pair from Mr. Scale’s collection were 
