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species have been noted. In the last week of May, 1899, a 
nest of unfledged Blackbirds, consisting of four birds, was found 
at Barnham. One was of the normal colour, but the remainder 
were white. The finder endeavoured to rear them, but 
unsuccessfully, and they were preserved. In July, 1903, 
a pied Blackbird was shot at Coney Weston, and in July, 1904, 
a male Blackbird of a light chestnut colour with creamy-white 
quill feathers, was shot on Brandon Heath. On April 22nd, 
1905, I saw a pied variety of the Wheatear, for such its flight 
unmistakably showed it to be, sitting on a fence by Peddar’s 
Way, one mile north of Wretham. It was greyish-white with 
a band of black which came from the throat along the top of 
the wing and across the base of the tail. An almost pure 
black variety of the House Sparrow was trapped at Thetford 
on January 15th, 1899, and sent to me. A cream-coloured 
Starling was shot out of a big flock at Kilverstone the last 
week in J uly, 1904. A young Crossbill about a fortnight old 
was picked up near Thetford at the end of January, 1898, 
and a male Hoopoe in good plumage was shot at Brettenham 
on May 12th, 1900. 
As is to be expected in such a strict game-preserving district 
several of the rarer Hawks have been shot, including a Marsh 
Harrier at Thetford on August 17th, 1905. a Montagu’s 
Harrier at Santon in 1900, a Common Buzzard near Brandon 
early in January, 1901. an adult male Rough-legged Buzzard 
caught in a rabbit-trap at Thetford in 1899, and a Honey 
Buzzard near the same place in November. 1900. In the 
beginning of April. 1904. a female Peregrine Falcon was shot 
at Croxton ; early in January, 1906. a male and female were 
killed near Thetford. the latter while chasing a Red-legged 
Partridge ; and another was killed on Januarv 16th. On 
September 6th, 1906, I watched for some time on Wretham 
Heath, the aerial evolutions of a pair which were screaming 
continuously. Adult male Hobbies were killed at Snarchill 
and Santon in 1902 ; on August 8th, 1903. a male and female 
and one nestling were shot at Rushford, and two other nestlings 
were seen. About the same time a young male was shot at 
Cranberry, Gt. Hoekham. A hen bird was secured near 
