MR. a. Patterson’s natural history notes from Yarmouth. 399 
Went oil Breydon, seeing 45 Geese noisily come towards the flats, 
and then strike off to the marshes. Three Swans, probably 
W hoopers, flew past me. Their note was a bad imitation of that 
of the Curlew ! Hundreds of Golden Plover and Lapwings all 
leading N.W. 
A live Guillemot, picked out of the river, brought me. 1 forced 
it to feed, and although lively and vicious, it died during the night. 
It seems almost impossible to get these birds to recover after getting 
into the breakers, as they do when exhausted by the continuous 
buffetings of the ocean. Another brought to me on November 25th. 
This died also. It repeatedly uttered a croaking note not unlike 
the “ caw ” of a Rook. 
In the middle of November a Waxwing invasion occurred. 
Several reported to me as having been seen at Filby and the 
surrounding villages. They were as tame as Doves : hence they 
were ruthlessly slaughtered. A birdcatcher shot one, and described 
it as being “full up with butter-haws” (Hawthorn berries). 
On November 26th a fine Scribbled Mackerel came into my 
possession. Length 15 inches. Forwarded to Norwich Museum. 
December 18th. Number of Coots on Breydon, and several 
Redshanks. 
1902. 
January 1st. I went for a sail on Breydon. Observed several 
Linnets on the “ Lumps,” in company with Larks. I was much 
interested in their doings, having observed them frequenting this 
place on several occasions. From what I saw of them, I feel almost 
convinced it was upon the shrivelled remnants of the Glasswort 
(Salicornia herbacea) that they were feeding. 
On the same date an Allen’s Porphyrio was obtained at sea 
(see ‘Zoologist,’ March, 1902, p. 98). 
I obtained a tine example of a Hybrid “ Turbot-Brill a fish 
exhibiting a decided combination of the two species. The head 
was that of a Turbot, the upper surface coloured exactly like the 
Brill ; whilst there was an entire absence of the spines which 
distinguish the former. It is now in the Natural History Museum, 
South Kensington. 
January 29th. A double-sexed Herring was opened by 
Mr. Blanchflower’s potting firm. The roe and milt were those of 
