are at this time all extirpated out of Norfolk;” but he is certainly mistaken: they are still to be found in the open parts of the country, but not so frequently as formerly. They become more and more rare; and they will, perhaps, be soon extirpated; but it is not the case yet. The bustard is the largest of British birds, and is remarkable (says Sir Thomas Browne) for the strength of its breast-bone, and for its short heel. It lays two eggs which are much bigger than those of a turkey, as the bustard itself is also larger, as well as handsomer than that bird. It is accounted a dainty dish, and those who have eaten it, speak much in its praise. This famous bird seems incapable of being tamed or domesticated. {196} 28. and 29. BLACK and RED GAME, now unknown here. Some of the latter, or grouse, were found, it seems, about Lynn, in Sir Thomas Browne’s time. 30. 31. _PARTRIDGE_ and QUAIL are here in great numbers. 32. The _CORNCRAKE_, or RAYLE is also commonly found here. 33. The SPOONBILL, now but seldom found here, though formerly, it seems, pretty common. 34. The CRANE, was formerly common here, but now scarcely deemed a British bird. 35. The WHITE STORK, now rarely seen, though formerly not so uncommon a bird. 36. The HERON still abounds here. 37. The BITTERN, or _Bitour_, is also very common: both this and the preceding are deemed good dishes. 38. The GODWIT or _Yarwhelp_, is very common in Marshland, and deemed a dainty dish. It frequents the sea shore and salt marshes in winter, and the fens and interior parts in summer. 39. 40. The REDSHANK, and CURLEW, are not unfrequent in the marshes and about the sea coast. 41. The GNAT or KNOT. This is a small bird, but is at times very fat, and in much request for the table. They are caught with nets. 42. The LAPWING is common here on all the heaths, and in other parts. 43. The RUFF: so called from the feathers of the neck projecting like a ruff. This is a marsh bird, and varies greatly in its colours; no two of them are found alike. The female is smaller than the male, has no ruff about the neck, and is called a _Reeve_. It is very seldom seen. The males when put together will fight most bloodily and destroy each other. They lose their ruffs towards the end of autumn, or beginning of winter. They are very handsome birds. 44. The DOTTEREL, is a bird of passage; comes in September and March, and is accounted excellent eating. 45. KING DOTTEREL, or _Fen Dotterel_: somewhat less, but better coloured than the former. 46. The STONE CURLEW, is a tall handsome bird, remarkably eyed. It is said to be so common in this country, as to have the name of the Norfolk plover. 47. The AVOSET, or _skooping horn_, is a tall, black and white bird, with a bill semicircularly bent upwards. It is a summer bird, and not unfrequent in Marshland. 48. The OYSTER CATCHER or _Sea-pie_. 49. The Common Coote. These birds are frequently observed in great flocks on broad waters, said