MISCELLANEOUS NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS. 
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From tho ‘Birds of Norfolk’ (vol. ii. p. 42) I copy tlio 
following : — 
“The Eev. R. Gwilt of Icklingham, Suffolk, informs me that he has two 
eggs laid many years ago in that once noted district, and that a third from 
the same locality, was presented some forty years since to Lady "Wilson of 
Hampstead.” 
Tho last-named egg afterwards passed into the possession of the 
late Sir Walter C. Trevellyan, Bart., of Wallington, Northumber- 
land, by whom it was bequeathed, with his magnificent egg of the 
(Iroat Auk, to the O.xford University IMusoum. Tho fine collection of 
eggs formed by (^’anon Tristram, which has lately been acquired by 
one of tho members of this Society, ^Ir. Philip Crowley of Waddon, 
contains a Great Bustard’s egg ; and through the kindness of tho 
present possessor, I am enabled to give tho following extract from 
tho egg register kept by Canon Tristram : — 
“Taken by Mr. Salmon on Great Massinghain Heath, Norfolk, 1832. 
This egg is the single one alluded to by Yarrell. It was given by Mr, 
Salmon to Mr. Hoy, who gave it to Mr. Heysham. Mr. Salmon recognised 
it at lleysham’s sale, and pointed it out to me.” 
This egg is blown with two holes at the side, and bears the 
following particulars in Dr. Tristram’s handwriting : — 
“ Otis Tarda single egg 
Jlr. Heyshams Sale 
Great Massingham Heath 
Norfolk 1832. J. D. Salmon 
V. Yarrell v. 2. p. 420.” 
It also has a label attached in !Mr. Heysham’s handwriting, 
with tho words 
“This egg I got from Hoy.” 
Again I make an extract from !Mr. Stevenson’s work 
(vol. ii. p. 39), where, speaking of the five eggs taken on Great 
!Massingham Heath in 1833, he says : 
“ Another of this same series of eggs from Massingham, was also in Mr. 
Salmon’s collection bequeathed by him to the Linnean Society, bui this with 
many other of the rarer specimens, disappeared in a mysterious manner 
before the Society had been able to take possession of their valuable legacy. 
It formed the subject of the figure in the last edition (18GG, pi. Ixxiii. fig. 1) 
of Mr Hewitson’s well-known work, and should it still be in existence 
would probably be recognised by its portrait.” 
