mr. a. Patterson’s natural history notes from Yarmouth. 
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NATURAL HISTORY NOTES FROM YARMOUTH. 
By A. H. Patterson. 
Read March 2jth, 1906. 
1905. 
Owing to a severe illness during the first three months of 
the year, my note-book contains little of natural history 
interest during that period. 
During the latter half of March a more than usual number 
of Ballan Wrasses ( Labrus maculahts) were taken in the 
shrimpers’ nets. Those taken here are seldom longer 
than one’s hand ; one of a decided venetian-red colour 
measured 11 inches. Most of the examples met with were 
of the green variety. 
Late in March a southward migration of some species of 
Cetacea was observed off the Norfolk coast. They were 
variously stated by casual observers to be “ Scoulters ” 
(White-beaked Dolphins), Grampuses or Porpoises. Mr. 
Lowne, of Fuller’s Hill, saw the shoal passing Yarmouth (on 
the 19th), their “ ranks ” extending, he stated, almost from 
the Wellington Pier to the St. Nicholas Lightship. Three or 
four at a time sprang from the water, and all were merrily 
making south. He thought they seemed about 6 feet each 
in length, and were, in his estimation, Porpoises. They must 
have mustered two or three hundred. 
April 4th. Notwithstanding the poisonous atmosphere of 
a small public-house bar, a Cuckoo that had been taken the 
previous spring from the nest, was still alive and in fairly 
good plight. It was feeding on a strange mixture (for a 
Cuckoo) of sliced beef, seeds, and bread and milk. It died 
a few months after. 
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