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Scenery of Norfolk,” in wliich he traced the geological causes which 
have taken part in the formation of the present aspect of our 
county, and the changes of its inhabitants which have taken place 
since prehistoric Umes. Both Mr. Stevenson’s and Mr. Woodward’s 
papers will be printed in our ‘ Transactions.’ 
At the December meeting IVIr. Southwell contributed two 
papers— one containing very valuable notes on the Seal Fishery ; 
and tlie other on a Whale of the genus Hijperoodon, commonly 
known as the Bottle-nose Whale, illustmted by drawings and 
photograplis of skulks. Botli these papers Mr. Southwell kindly 
allows us to print. Some interesting notes were road, contributed 
hy General Norgate, on “The Mungoose, the Indian Crow and 
Cuckoo.” These notes contained a graphic account of a fight 
between a Mungoose and a Cobra, at which the General was 
present, and satisfied himself tliat the victory of the former Avas 
entirely due to his (piickness in evading the Snake’s attack, and, 
in foot, that the Cobra was killed without ever having been able 
to strike the Mungoose; «for the poison fangs were there plain 
enough, but did not appear to have been used, inasmuch as the 
poison glands were full.” I venture to ipiote the General’s account 
of the Crows’ parliaments. “ These Crows have meetiims or 
assemblies every now and then. They all settle in a ring°on a 
piece of grass, several make a peculiar kind of caw, and°every 
(.row within earshot comes. There generally is one in the centre 
who does not attempt to fly away. After a great deal of hoppin- 
about, suddenly several Crows attack the prisoner, sometimes kin 
him, break his wing, or otherwise most severely punish him A 
native very often puts them to flight, or a dog runs in at the assem- 
bly, when they all fly away, prisoner also. I have not observed 
If another court is quickly assembled again. I have seen three 
hundred CroAvs attend one of these courts, which the natives call 
‘Punchaits,’ the name of one of their courts of justice or injustice. 
Of course I have never been able to find out the object of these 
courts, or Avhat Crow commandment has been broken ; but rest 
assured the criminal has done something against Crow laAvs. Once 
I saw the prisoner punished with death on the spot Once another 
