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Tho eyo oi a Bittern in the possession oi Mr. Yoiiell, of 
Yarmouth, was of a bright copper- colour. 
Ihe eye of tho ferruginous Duck, according to the same person, 
is of a pearl-colour. 
The Common Heron will sometimes attack and devour a Water- 
rat (Mr. Wigg). 
July 2-lth, 1816, received this day at Yarmouth a bird which I 
suppose to bo the Tringa islandica or Red Sandpiper; weight oz., 
length 9 inches, breadth 12 inches, bill 1^ inch, and somewhat 
curved ; all tho tail feathers cinereous. 
Mr. Downes, who has kept Bitterns, says that tho eyo is yellow. 
]^lr. Wigg told me that ho once had a specimen of tho Red- 
necked Goose killed at Yarmouth. 
Mackarel are caught with hooks on Yorkshire coasts, but not 
with nets. Sometimes appear on tho coast of Norway, and then 
no Lobsters are to bo had, as the fishermen leave tho pursuit of 
them for Mackarel. Mackarel in Norway are .salted (Mr. Awiius). 
Tho fish in the Baltic are very ordinary food {ihul). 
Bustards in confinement arc fed with meat. 
Tho Merlin is like the Peregrine Falcon in miniature (Mr 
Downes). 
I saw a live Otter at Yarmouth. When provoked it made a noise 
somewhat like the hissing of a cat. It preferred Eels to all other 
fish, and was very fond of the lights of Bullocks. 
About tho 18th of July an Auk, which I suppose to be the 
Razor-bill, was washed ashore alive at Yarmouth, The following is 
a description of it, taken July 26th, 1816;-Onc channel in the 
upper mandible, but not white; none in the loM’er; the channel 
close to the feathers, mouth yellow; head black, with a rusty tinge; 
a very narrow lino of dull white from bill to eye ; throat, back,' 
and tail black ; a few white feathers among the black ones' below 
and behind tho eye; lesser coverts dusky; secondaries very dark, but 
not black, and tipped with white ; quills not grown ; breast, belly, 
and vent white; irides hazel; legs and feet black; very impatient of 
water, and got out of a tub of water, when put into it, with great 
haste. 
August 14th, !Mr. Youell informs me that the above bird is in 
high health, and ate one day a fish which weighed three pounds. 
It still continues its dislike to water, and never offers to drink. 
