"Its collections are of interest not only to the antiquarian and to the geologist, but also to the ornithologist; and the picture gallery is worth a visit."--_Daily Telegraph._ "Visitors will find this cheap, handy, well-filled volume of much service."--_The Guardian._ LONDON: JARROLD AND SONS, 10 AND 11, WARWICK LANE, E.C. * * * * * CONTENTS. PAGE INTRODUCTION vii NOTES ON CERTAIN BIRDS FOUND IN NORFOLK 1 NOTES ON CERTAIN FISHES, ETC., FOUND IN NORFOLK 31 LETTERS TO MERRETT 57 APPENDIX A. 86 APPENDIX B. 90 APPENDIX C. 95 APPENDIX D. 96 INDEX 99 INTRODUCTION. "Every kingdom, every province, should have its own monographer."--_Gilbert White. Seventh Letter to Barrington._ The excellent Memoir of Sir Thomas Browne, in Wilkin's Edition of his works, renders it unnecessary here to repeat what has already been so well done; suffice it to say that he was born in London on the 19th of October, 1605; he was educated at Winchester School and entered at Broadgates Hall (now Pembroke College), Oxford, in 1623; graduated B.A. 31st January, 1626-7, and M.A. 11th June, 1629. About the year 1633 he was created Doctor of Physick at Leyden. In 1636 he took up his residence in Norwich, in 1637 was incorporated Doctor of Physic in Oxford, and in 1665 was chosen an Honorary Fellow of the College of Physicians. In 1671 Browne was knighted at Norwich by Charles II., and after a useful and honourable career died on his seventy-sixth birthday, the 19th of October, 1682, and his body lies buried in the church of St. Peter Mancroft, Norwich. Browne in early life travelled much and was a voluminous writer; he made many friendships with men celebrated in his day, and his advice and assistance were sought and gratefully acknowledged by Dugdale, Evelyn, Ray and Willughby, Merrett, Sir Robert Paston (afterwards Earl of Yarmouth), Ashmole, Aubrey, and others; but his general correspondence does not now concern us, my object being to supply in a convenient form what I believe will be acceptable to modern naturalists, namely, an accurate transcript of his notes and letters on the "Natural History of the County of Norfolk."