MR. J. H. GURNEY ON THE LITTLE AUK IN NORFOLK. 
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I am much indebted to Colonel Feilden of Wells for helping 
to reckon up the number which fell victims to the elements ; but, 
in order to avoid counting the same Auks twice over, it seems 
safest to confine the register to what were actually received by each 
of our taxidermists. 
This brings out a result o 
REGISTER OF LITTLE AI KS 
Stuffed by Mr. Clarke of Snettislmm 
„ Gunn of Norwich* 
„ Hack of Holt 
„ Pashley of Cloy 
„ Cole of Norwich * 
„ Wilson of Lynn 
„ Roberts of Norwich* 
„ Lovvno of Yarmouth 
„ II. Cole of Northrepps 
„ llowlett of Newmarket 
Other Norfolk Birdstuffers 
Remains found on the beach of 
Sent to the Zoological Gardens 
285. 
41 
36 
35 
30 
28 
22 
20 
10 
17 
12 
13 
10 
9 
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ITow long it was before all the Auks on the coast and in The Wash 
died or were killed, it is hard to say. Some, stronger than the rest, 
may have managed to remain out at sea ; but more likely it was 
later comers from the North which occurred to Colonel Feilden 
on February Gth, and at Cley on the 12th, when Mr. E. Hamm 
saw four alive. The last of Mr. R. Clarke’s forty were a male 
sent him from Docking on February 28th, and a male shot on 
the beach near Snettisham on March 6th, by which time, if there 
were any left, they may have been going north again. 
Most of the specimens were not in full winter plumage ; and 
perhaps the fore-neck does not attain a perfect purity of white the 
first year. Some had a little of the summer plumage remaining, 
particularly one which Mr. Roberts received from Cromer, which 
had the sides and lower part of the neck nearly black, but retained 
the white chin ; as also two forwarded by Mr. Robert Clarke of 
Snettisham. One shot by Mr. W. J. Clarke, in Yorkshire, is said 
to have been in full summer dress, which was not the case with 
* Though sent to be preserved in Norwich, many of these had been found 
on the coast, or in parishes near it. 
