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LIST OP NORFOLK BIRDS. 
Stanford Mere, and counted thirty birds. In the Eroad district on 
tlie east of the county there is only one record of its nesting, but 
in March, 1881, there were on Eanworth Broad a Hock of about 
fifteen, presumably on passage. Formerly Ducks of all kinds were 
shot whenever seen, and although a pair or two doubtless bred 
annually in suitable localities, only those which escaped observation 
survived ; but since the passing of the Bird Preservation Acts, the 
numbers of all the species breeding in this county have greatly 
increased. — G. 
279. Golden Eye {Clangula glatuion). 
Common as a winter visitant ; but males in adult plumage are 
never seen before Christmas. It is not very likely that the Golden 
Eye ever bred here, although Lubbock suspected such was the case; 
but a few years ago a female was certainly sent to Norwich 
market in July (‘Zoologist,’ 1880, p. 404), and three instances are 
on record of their being seen in pairs well into May. 
280. Buffle-headed Duck {Clangula alheola). 
An adult male, the first killed in England, was shot at Yarmouth 
in 1830, and at the dispersal of the late Mr. Eising’s collection, 
was purchased for the Norwich LIuseum. There are only two 
other authentic records of its occurrence in the British Isles. 
281. Long-tailed Duck [ffarelda gladalis). 
Young birds are not uncommon, and some fine adults in winter 
plumage have been recorded from time to time by Mr. Stevenson. 
Sheppard and Whitear say that many were killed at Yarmouth in 
the winter of 1819-20, a portion of which were adult. The 
Eev. S. Micklethwaite has a Long-tailed Duck, shot on Hickling 
Broad, in full breeding plumage : another, equally good, was 
taken at Acle on June 14th, 1885. Their occurrence at that season 
is very noteworthy. 
282. Eider Duck {Somateria mollissima). 
This species occasionally appears on our coast in the Avinter time 
in small flocks, generally composed of female birds, as was the case 
in December, 1884, when several were shot. More rarely an adult 
male is obtained. 
