mr. a. Patterson’s natural history notes from Yarmouth. G9 
brackish ditches adjacent to the marshes harbouring them for a day 
or two, till, being frozen over, the birds are obliged to continue 
southwards. On the 11th numbers began to arrive in the Market. 
I at once saw Mr. Durrant, who gave me unrestricted access to his 
game-book. From notes forwarded to Mr. J. H. Gurney day by 
day, lie compiled the following table, which appeared in his annual 
“Norfolk Notes” in the March ‘Zoologist,’ and which I take the 
liberty of inserting here : — 
Dec. 11 
Dec. 12 
Dec. 13 
Dec. 14 
Dee. 15 
Dec. 16 
Snipe 
47 
40 
120 
43 
60 
310 
(Jack Snipes 
Jack Snipe 
17 
12 
20 
— 
— 
— 
(not separatd 
Lapwing 
14 
G 
— 
6 
12 
20 
Golden Plover 
10 
1 
— 
— 
4 
3 
Coot 
— 
13 
40 
— 
G 
20 
Moorhen 
- 
— 
— 
— 
y 
10 
Water-rail 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3 
— 
Spotted Crake 
— 
— 
2 
— 
— 
— 
Heron 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
1 
Goosander 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
Mallard 
4 
4 
14 
— 
30 
32 
Widgeon 
5 
5 
9 
4 
14 
36 
Pochard 
— 
— 
1 
— 
7 
15 
Teal 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
3 
Golden Eye 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
3 
Tufted Duck 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
17 
Shoveller 
— 
1 
— 
— 
3 
— 
Woodcock 
— 
— 
8 
— 
1 
— 
Curlew 
— 
— 
— 
— 
1 
1 
Dunlin 
23 
— 
40 
GO 
170 
336 
Dabchiek 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
6 
Early in the second week of December bushels of the Radiated 
Trough shell ( Macra sfultorum) were, by a scouring tide, washed 
up on Gorleston Beach. These had tempted a number of carnivo- 
rous Ducks, e.g., Scaups, &c., into the neighbourhood. 
December 14th. Seven Swans ( Whooper V) on Breydon to-day. 
December 15th. Amongst the several examples of the Black 
Rat (A lus rat t us) received during this winter, but one of the variety, 
Mas alexandrinus, has come to hand. 
December 15th. A large Curlew on Durrant’s stall; weighed 
2\ lbs. 
December 16th. Gardener-sportsmen have had a week’s sport 
amongst the smaller game, notably the Turdidie. The Market 
