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Rh Scops giu. Scops-Owl.—A. "Norfolk is accredited with six occurrences—two at Yarmouth" (Nor. N.S. vol. iv. p. 267). Mr. J.H. Gurney has one caught at Cromer Lighthouse, November, 1861. I distinctly remember one taken at Lowestoft Lighthouse some years ago, but can trace no printed record. One killed at Martham, June 1st, 1891.

Circus æruginosus. Marsh-Harrier.—R. The Messrs. Paget record it as "rather rare." In the earlier part of the century was not uncommon on the Broads, where it nested. Now only occasionally seen. Last nested in the Broad district in 1878.

C. cyaneus. Hen-Harrier.—R.R. Becoming rarer year by year, thanks to game-preservers and others. "Not uncommon" (Paget). Occasionally brought to market from the Broad district in hard winters.

C. cineraceus. Montagu's Harrier.—R.R. Rarely nests on the Broads. Mr. J.H. Gurney estimates six nests for 1858, but only one for 1898 (Zool. 1899, p. 115). More often met with than the two preceding. One caught in a bird-net on North Denes, April 28th, 1891.

Buteo vulgaris. Common Buzzard.—R.R. Occasionally turning up in autumn and winter in some numbers, as in September, 1881, when several were killed. I saw three washed up dead on the beach after a gale in the same month. The Messrs. Paget refer to it as "not uncommon." One taken off Flegg Burgh, Nov. 16th, 1897.

B. lagopus. Rough-legged Buzzard.—N.C. In November occasionally arrives in some numbers. Two or three winters sometimes elapse without an example being recorded. The winter of 1839–40 was a noted year for B. lagopus in Norfolk; again numerous in autumn of 1858, when "about twenty specimens were obtained, principally in the neighbourhood of Thetford and Yarmouth"; and again in some numbers in September, 1881.

Haliaëtus albicilla. White-tailed Eagle.— A. Rarely seen, and then always in immature plumage. Messrs. Paget record six occurrences: "The late Mr. Girdlestone... informed Mr. Lubbock that in the sharp winter of 1837 'he had seen three of these Eagles in sight at once' on Horsey warren" (B. of N. vol. i. p. 4). Several since recorded. One of two shot at Winterton in winter of 1856–7 was found to have been feeding