Yorkshire, 



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L6xia curvirostra* Crossbill. 

 Pj'rrhiila vulgaris. Bullfinch Gros- 

 beak. 

 J^ringilla Chloris, Greenfinch. . 



cannabina, Common linnet. 



Carduelis, Goldfinch. 



domestica, House sparrow. 



cceMebs, Chaffinch. 



Order VIII. Colu^mb^e. 



Columba Palumbus, Ringdove. 



Order IX. G^alli^n^. 



Phasianus colchicus, Pheasant. 

 T'etrao scoticus Red grouse. 

 Perdix cinerea, Partridge. 



WATER BIRDS. 



Order I. J'nseres. 

 i4^nas Cjgnus, *Wild swan. 

 -4'nser, Wild goose. 

 Penelope, Wigeon. 

 Poschas, Wild duck. 



Order II. Gra'll^. 



-4'rdea cinerea. Heron. 



stellaris, Bittern.f 

 ^colopax arquata. Curlew. 



rusticola, Woodcock. 



Gallinago, Snipe. 



Gall inula, Jack snipe. 

 Tringa Vanellus, Lapwing. 

 Gallinula ehloropus, Water hen. 



The river Ure contains minnow (Cyprinus Phoxinus), dace 

 C. ieiiciscus), chub (C Jeses), bleak (C y^lburnus), trout 

 (5'almo Fhr'io), grayling (S. Thymallus), smelt (S* Eperidnus)^ 

 pike (^'sox Z/Ucius). The Swale contains minnow, chub, trout, 

 and barbel (Cyprinus barbus). — M, R, Dec, 6 



[We are obliged to our correspondent for this sketch of 

 the fauna of his neighbourhood ; but when he mentions that 

 this, in conjunction with the notices of the native plants by 

 J. E. L. (Vol. IV. p. 24'.), " will complete the account of the 

 natural history of this district,'* we must be allowed to 

 remark, that, to this end, notices of the Amphibia and the 

 insects are yet wanted. — J. Z).] 



A List of Aquatic Coleoptera taken hy Mr. Samuel Gibson in 

 about One Jnmdred Yards' length in the Hebden Watercourse,— ^ 

 Sir, The insertion of the accompanying list, and the remarks 

 which follow it, will give pleasure to yours, &c. — Samuel 

 Gibson, 



f Extremely rare till last winter (1829-30), when numbers were killed 

 in this part of Yorkshire. • . 



