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kitchen-garden there. One stayed about a fortnight, and then 
flew back to Hockwold, where it met with a violent death. The 
otlier soon after disappeared. Certainly these black gentlemen 
are curious folk. 
I am glad to say the Short-eared Owl (Asia brack i/ot as), for 
which Messrs. Newton and Dresser have selected the name “ accqn- 
iriiius,” is still a summer resident in Feltwell Ten ; but, as the last 
undrained portion is now formed into a drainage district, I fear it 
will soon have notice to quit. 
I am very glad to have been able to identify a new bird for our 
Norfolk list this year — the White Wagtail {Malacilla alba). I saw 
a pair of these birds for three or four days in the beginning of last 
September, on the lawn just outside my study window at Feltwell. 
I have no doubt there were some immature birds as well ; but I was 
undergoing the misery of trying to arrange my goods and chattels, 
having just moved up from Hockwold, so that I am afraid I did 
not pay as much attention to them as they deserved. There were 
several other Wagtails {M. lugubris) on the lawn at the same time, 
so the difference was most marked. As Alotacilla alba is the 
prevailing species across the Channel, it is curious that they are 
not more common Avith us. Some may ask; “Why did you not 
shoot one to make doubly sure 1 ” I am glad to say such a thought 
did not enter my head. And this brings me again to my 
starting-point, that Ave should endeavour to obtain protection 
for those birds Avhich are indigenous to the country, but Avhich 
are, from various causes, perilously near extinction, as Avell as for 
those rare visitors Avhich might be induced to stop and breed 
Avith us. 
There is no lack of encouragement for such an effort. Look at 
the case of the GadAvall, Avhich, from a pair or tAvo caught at South- 
acre Decoy, and turned out at Narford, have not only thoroughly 
stocked that place, but have spread over most of our inland waters 
in large numbers. 
Norfolk and Norwich led the Avay in the first Fishery Exhibition, 
held in this city, and Avhich resulted in that splendid International 
Exhibition held last year in London. Let Norfolk and NorAvich 
