388 Mr. H. Denny^s Sketch of the Natural History 



Buteo vulgaris. Rather rare. Halifax and North Deighton. 



apivorus. Very rare. One shot near Harewood about 1824, 



which came into the possession of Mr. Calvert of Leeds, after- 

 wards to Dr. Leach's collection, Brit. Mus. 

 Lagopus. Very rare. Formerly at Blackhill when a rabbit 



warren. 

 Circus rufus. Rare. Halifax. 



cyaneus. Rare. Halifax, Thorp Arch, Selby. 



Bubo maximus. One shot at Horton near Bradford about 1824. 

 Otus vulgaris. Not uncommon. Swillington, Halifax, Kilhngbeck, 



Scarcroft. 

 Brachyotos. Not uncommon. Halifax in Sept., and some 



seasons rather common. Killingbeck. 

 Strix jlammea. Common. Mr. Waterton has observed this species 



dart down and catch fish from his lake. 

 Syrnium Aluco, Not common. Barwick in Elmet, Walton Park, 



Greetland. 

 Noctua nyctea. A pair observed on Barlow Moor near Selby : the 



male shot Feb. 13, 1837, and is now in the possession of A, 



Clapham, Esq., Potternewton. 



Insessores. 



Lanius Excuhitor. Rare. Halifax, breeds at Wike ; Rothwell. 



CoUurio. Not uncommon. Killingbeck, Osmondthorp, Ha- 

 lifax. 



Muscicapa grisola. Not uncommon. 



luctuosa. Breeds occasionally near Halifax, Ovenden, 



Harewood, Bolton Abbey, and Killingbeck. 



Cinclus aquaticus. Not uncommon. Halifax, Bolton, Adel-beck, &c. 



Turdus viscivorus. Occasionally. 



— musicus. Rarely seen in winter : makes its appearance 

 about 8th or 9th of March. 



. iliacus, Pilaris, Merula. Common. 



torquatus. Breeds in Ogden Clough, near Halifax, Rock- 



ing Moor and Craven. 



Accentor modularis. Common. 



Sylvia Ruhecula, phcenicurus. Common. 



Salicaria Locust ella. Rather rare. Halifax, Killingbeck. 



Phragmitis . Swillington, Brotherton. 



Philomela Luscinia. Rare. Walton Hall and Bramham Park, for- 

 merly in most of the woods in the neighbourhood. 



