396 Natural Hutory in the English Counties, 



Bew. 1. 167.; Alk. 68.; Flevi. 84. Frequent in severe winters, along 

 with the Snow Bunting, and varies in colour almost as much as that species. 

 — F. spinus, Siskin. Bcw. 1. 171.; Ai/c.69.; Flem. 85. Arrives in Octo- 

 ber, but is an irregular visitant. — F. niontium, Mountain Linnet. Bew. 

 sup. 1. 24.; Atk. 72.; Flem. 84. 



Muscicapa Atricapllla, Pied Flycatcher. Beiv. 1.201.; Atk, 12. y Flem. 

 63. Breeds here, but is rare. 



iVfotacilla boarula, Grey Wagtail. Betu. 1. 196.; Aik. 81. ; Flem. 74. 



Sylvia salicuria, Sedge Warbler. Bew. 1.223.; Aik. 86. ; C'urruca sa- 

 licaria, Fte77i. 69. — S. Locustella, Grashopper Warbler. Bew. 1. sup. 32. ; 

 Atk. 87. ; Curruca Locustella, Flem. 69. — S. sylviella, Lesser White Throat. 

 Alk. 89. ; Curruca sylviella, Flem. 71. — S. iiegulus. Golden-crested Wren. 

 Beiv. 1. 233. ; Atk. 97. ; ^egulus cristatus, Flern. 72. 



Parus ater, Colemouse. Bew. 1. 250. ; Atk. 100. ; Flem. 80. — P. cau- 

 datus, Long-tailed Titmouse. Bew. 1. 251.; Atk. 100.; Flem. 81. 



Caprimulgus europae'us. Night Jar. Bew. 1. 273. ; Atk. 107. ; Flem. 62. 

 Breeds on the less frequented moors, but do not confine themselves to these 

 situations, as I have frequently seen them in an evening on the borders of 

 woods, and about hedges, at a considerable distance from the places where 

 they breed. The stomach of the one I opened was completely crammed 

 with the undigested remains of ikfelolontha vulgaris, and ^epialus humuli. 



Perdix Coturnix, Quail, Bew. I. 320.; Atk. 123. ; Cot urnix vulgaris, 

 Flem. 45. Very rare. 



^'rdea stellaris. Bittern. Bew. 2. 47.; Atk. 134.; Flem. 95. A single 

 specimen was shot in Royds Hall Woods in November 1810. 



JVumenius phae'opus, Whimbrel. Bew. 2. 51.; Atk. 140.; Flem. 101. 

 Rare. 



Trfnga Squatarola, Grey Plover. Bew. 2. sup. 45.; Atk. 151.; Squata^ 

 rola cinerea, Flevi. 111. A winter visitant. — T. striata. Purple Sandpiper. 

 Atk. 155.; Flem. 110. Shot on Ovenden Moor, December 1827. — T. 

 alpina. Dunlin. Bew. 2. 111.; Atk. 158.; Flem. 108. Breeds on Black- 

 stone-edge. — T. pygmae^us. Pygmy Curlew. Bew. 2. sup. 11.; Atk. 158. ; T. 

 subarquata, Flem. 107. Very rare. 



Charadrius pluvialis, Golden Plover. Beiv. 1 . 340. ; Atk. 159.; Flem. 113. 



Rallus aquaticus, Water Rail. Bew. 2. 13.; Atk. 166.; Flem. 98. Ra- 

 ther rare. 



Gallinula Crex, Land Rail. Beiv. 1. 323.; Atk. 161. ; Ortygometra Crex, 

 Flem. 98. — G. Porgana, Spotted Gallinula. Bew. 2. 10. ; Atk. 169. ; Flem, 



99. Rare. 



Phalaropus lobatus. Grey Phalarope. Bew. 2. 140.; Atk. 111.; Flem. 



100. Very rare. 



Podiceps rubricoUis, Red-necked Grebe. Bew. 3. 152.; Atk. 175.; 

 Flem. 131. Shot at Ripponden in the winter of 1800. 



Procellaria pelagica. Stormy Petrel. Bew. 2. 249. ; Atk. 197. ; Flem. 

 • 135. After a severe storm, I have known ^his bird to be found dead, in a 

 field two miles from this place ; and this, as well as other species of sea 

 fowl, have frequently been observed in the night flying about the iron fur- 

 naces at Low Moor, near Bradford, attracted by the blaze of these immense 

 fires ; in their nocturnal journeys from one part of the sea coast to another. 



Mergus Merganser, Goosander. Beiu.2. 254.; Atk. 198.; Flem. 128, 

 In severe winters. 



^'nas Clangula, Golden Eye. Bew. 2. 361.; Atk. 217.; Clangula vulga- 

 ris, F/e)». 120. — A. Querquedula, Garganey. ^<?/^. 2. 374. ; Alk. 219.; 

 Flem. 125. Very rare. — lam, Sir, &c*. R. Leyland. Halifax ^ July 28. 

 1828. 



Granite found north of the Humber. — I have heard it remarked, that 

 granite is seldom or never found stratified north of the Humber. Not long 



