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in 1898, but the birds were dispersed in the course of two or 

 three years. There are but four records of its occurrence 

 at Scarborough since 1890 ; one was observed on 4th April 

 1890, to come in from the sea and fall exhausted on Filey 

 Road ; on the same date in 1896 another was seen 

 to alight near the Harbour, and was captured on the Pier ; 

 a third also came from seaward on 22nd March 1897, 

 and dropped in the water off Hayburn Wyke, where it 

 was picked up. At Whitby two were taken alive in one of 

 the streets of the town, and I have examined a pair obtained 

 near Kettleness in 1897, and preserved by Mr. F. Calvert, 

 who mentioned that several had been turned down by the 

 Maharajah Dhuleep Singh at Mulgrave some years previously. 

 At Loftus it has been occasionally noted in September and 

 October. 



Judging from the foregoing particulars most of these 

 birds are presumed to be wanderers from other districts, 

 most probably Lincolnshire ; the late J. Cordeaux stated 

 that they have been observed coming in from the sea at Spurn 

 in spring, and are occasionally captured alive in an exhausted 

 condition, thus pointing to the possibility of their being 

 travellers. 



In the central area of the East Riding several pairs were 

 turned down at Warter Priory about 1892 ; it has nested 

 and reared its young near Beverley, and there can be no doubt 

 that individuals have strayed from there and been shot in 

 other localities, as Pocklington, Youlton, and Church Fenton, 

 at which latter place it was numerous in October of the 

 year igoo. 



The Red-legged Partridge is recorded as nesting in the 

 West Riding at Bramham and Wighill Park, and has been 

 introduced near Huddersfield, but does not stay ; examples 

 have from time to time occurred in various other districts 

 in this Riding : as at Hatfield, Ingmanthorpe, Ackworth, 

 Sheffield, Wakefield, Wilsden, Otley, Bishop Thornton, and 

 Staveley, their origin being traceable in some cases to intro- 

 duced stock, others probably having strayed from the adjoin- 

 ing county. 



