MR. T. SOUTHWELL ON A NORFOLK BUSTARD. 
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VL 
EXHIBITION OF A NORFOLK BUSTARD. 
By Thomas Southwell, F.Z.S., V.-P. 
Read 25tli May, 1897. 
The remarkably fine example of the old race of Norfolk bred 
Bustards which I now exhibit is at present unrecorded, and has 
only recently come into my possession. Its history is briefly as 
follows : — 
In February last, Professor Newton was informed by Mr. Osbert 
Salvin that he had heard, through his sister, Miss E. Salvin, who 
resides at Bournemouth, that a Norfolk Bustard was to be sold at 
tho auction of her friend the late Miss Glasse, a near neighbour, 
recently deceased. Miss Glasse had told Miss Salvin that her 
father shot the bird many years ago, when he was living in 
Norfolk, and Mr. Salvin wished to know whether he should 
make any further inquiries about it. This led to a correspondence 
in which Miss Salvin informed Professor Newton that the bird 
had, at the date of her letter (February 24th, 1897), already 
been sold at the auction for 26s., but she did not know 
the purchaser’s name ; she however mentioned the name of the 
auctioneer, and added, “ Miss Glasse used to tell us that it was 
shot by her father when they were living in Norfolk;” but she 
could get no information from her as to “ where or when it was 
shot.” At this stage, Professor Newton kindly informed me of the 
facts expressing a hope that there might be a chance of the specimen 
returning to its native county, and the result of my 'further inquiries 
I give below ; but must first mention that Miss Salvin subsequently 
stated Miss Glasse’s old coachman, a Norfolk man, told her “ he 
often heard his master say that he shot the Bustard on Swaffham 
Heath,” before ho was in Mr. Glasse’s service. In the meantime 
I had heard of the Bustard through the broker who purchased it, 
