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The Mr. Nicholas Styleman here mentioned was a younger son 
of the Rev. Armine Styleman. He lived at Heacham, and is there 
buried. The rainfall, according to the ‘Gentleman’s Magazine’ 
for the two months, June and July, 1800, was only - G4 of an inch: 
in August, l - 40 inch fell, chiefly after the middle of the month. 
August 2 1 “ Found 2 or 3 Natterjacks, observe the yellow line 
down the back begins at the nose and ends at the vent.” 
A further note on this subject will be found under date of 14th July, 
1802. 
August 27 “A Soland goose was shot lately at the beach here 
by M r Elsdon ; E. Renant this day (Aug 27 th ) shew’d it to me — 
it is a very powerful bird, it is pelecanus bassanu? A agrees w th the 
description except the pouch being but slightly visible & the bill 
but little jagged — he called it a Herring Gant — the last word is 
a corruption of Gannet. There is a similar bird somt 8 found out at 
sea call'd a Willock, of w ch they report that it hatches its eggs 
und r tho wings and that they take their young as soon as hatch’d 
upon their backs & swim with them many fathoms out at sea.” 
The Willock is the Puffin ( Fraterrula arctica), and, of course, the 
mode of incubating its egg here mentioned is mythical. 
August 28 “ Found a Tarrock dead on the shore at high-water- 
mark, one of tho Phalaranopi [sic] observe the rudiment of a back 
toe, discript n in Berkenhout very good, it may be call'd the Sea 
Ringdove.” The “ Tarrock ” is a local name for the Kittiwake Gull, 
liissi tridactila , which is distinguished from the other Gulls by the 
absence of, or the presence of only a very rudimentary hind-toe ; 
it, of course, has no connection with the genus Phalaropus. 
Berkenhout was the author of a ‘Natural History of Great 
Britain and Ireland,’ published in 1769, which appears to have 
been esteemed in its day. 
August 29 “ Arthur Young call’d on me this morning. I learnt 
from him the name of my Grass, Cynosurus crist aitis, which he 
spoke highly of. Sowed the Pightle this morning ” He again 
records on the 29th of August, 1801, that he sowed seeds of 
Cynosurus cristatus in his pightle, just a year afterwards. Arthur 
Young was probably on one of his agricultural tours when he 
visited Dr. Sutton. 
September 13 “W K & S K & Mrs & Miss & H Trimmer 
