mr. a. Patterson’s natural history notes from Yarmouth. 569 
“ June 26th. Several to-day near the houseboat.” 
“July 3rd. Three score around me.” 
‘July 28th. At least 100 on the ground near the boat.” 
A most unusual number of Lesser Saddleback Gulls {Lams 
fuscus) in various states of plumage on the flats, during the latter 
half of June. 
July 2nd. A young Black-headed Gull pottering about on 
Breydon. 
July 2nd. Picked up the head and three parts of a Stork’s skin, 
floating on Breydon. How it came there I cannot say. Whether 
thrown into the river from a vessel, or by any bird-interested wag 
I should not like to venture an opinion. Anyway I saw some 
unusual object floating in the Duffell’s Drain and found it to be as 
above. 
July 4th. Two adult Dunlins on Breydon. 
July 11th. A White-beaked Dolphin ( Delpliinus albirostris ) 
54 inches in length was captured in a herring net, and brought 
into Yarmouth next day. 
On July 30th, a Caspian Tern (S. caspia) was observed by Jary 
the watcher on Breydon. I saw two Little Stints {Tringa minuta) 
on the flats. 
I have been gratified in making another addition to the list of 
Yarmouth Fishes viz : — the Fckstrom’s Topknot {Zeugopterus 
unimaculatus). This was given to me in a dried state, in 
September, 1902, having been kept hung over his mantel-piece by 
a shrimper friend of mine ever since he took it with his shrimps 
some weeks before. Knowing my interest in such matters he said 
he thought he’d keep it till he saw me ! It was taken just off the 
shore, and there is not the least suspicion of untruth in the man’s 
statement. The fish which is new also to the county measured 
about five inches in length, and was shaped very much after the 
fashion of a Smeared Dab. The specimen, through the kind offices 
of Mr. Distant of the ‘ Zoologist,' was submitted to Mr. Boulenger 
who at once confirmed my finding. 
On October 8th a Porbeagle Shark ( Lamna cunmlrica) 8 ft. 3 in. 
long was landed on Fish Wharf. Another taken in a lugger’s nets 
was thrown overboard at about the same time. 
A Smeared Dab ( Plenronectes microcephalus) 10 inches long, of 
the usual colour, had white fins entirely encircling it. 
