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noted in several other instances in which this thrush has occuiTcd 
in this country. A detailed description of its plumage, by l\Tr. f. 
E. Gunn, with measurements, taken before it was preserved, will 
he found in the Znnlogist for 1871, (p. 2848). In colour and 
general appearance this specimen resembles very closely the figure 
given by Gould, in his “ Birds of Great Britain.” H. Stevenson. 
Occurrence ob' “ Paget’s ” Pochard in Norfolk.- — During 
the early and severe frost that occurred at the beginning of 
November, 1871, a specimen of this wild hybrid between the 
Avhite-eyed pochard fFuligula nigroeci) and the common pochard 
(F. ferina ) was killed amongst a number of “ cripples ” on Hick- 
lins: Broad, on the 13th of that month, and two similar birds are 
said to have been seen at the same time. This specimen proven to 
be a male, on dissection, as were two previous examples killed in 
this county — an immature male at Rollesby on the 27th of Feb- 
ruary, 1845, and an adult male at Little Waxham on the 24th of 
February, 1859. For a notice of the two previous Norfolk speci- 
mens, of two purchased some years ago in the London market and 
of a pair taken near Ptotterdam in April, 1850, see the “Zoologist” 
for 1859 (p. 6536). II. Stevenson. 
Water-spout in the Mediterranean. — Steam Ship “Iberian ” 
AT Sea, Jnne 10th, 1871. — Since leaving Gibraltar avc have had 
incessant rains, and have been running before a fair gale at the 
rate of thirteen knots an hour. Passed Malta this morning and 
hope to reach Alexandria on Saturday morning. Our gale is 
varied by a lieavy fall of hail and rain, to diversify its agree- 
ableness. Yesterday, 10 a.m., off the coast of Tunis j a fresh 
N.W. gale, fair, a little on one side ; observed a waterspout driving 
down across our course, and it wms doubtlul ■which would get to 
the meeting point first. We were going thirteen knots, but you 
never lose by politeness, so I sto])ped the engines and gave, prece- 
dence to the queer looking stranger. It jiassed across our course 
