414 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



in his Report to the British Association (1858), which is 

 given at length in the article on A. hrachyrhyncits, pp. 415 

 etseq, and which must be read in conjunction with this species. 

 The confused ideas formerly existing in regard to these two 

 forms of Grey Geese are now dispelled, thanks to the researches 

 of our East Riding ornithologists. 



The Bean Goose is a winter visitant, arriving in small 

 numbers in late September and October, and departing in 

 April or May. Compared with its Pink-footed congener 

 it is a scarce bird, generally frequenting the low-lying Carrs 

 and marshy districts of the East Riding, and occasionally 

 the Humber estuary, in contradistinction to the habits 

 of the Pink-foot which resorts to the high Wolds to feed 

 and to the Humber banks to rest at night. 



It is stated in Hatfield's " Historical Notices of Doncaster " 

 (1866), to have been common on the Doncaster Carrs ; the 

 flooded lands adjoining the Derwent are also amongst its 

 resorts ; it is mentioned in Hogg's " Birds of Cleveland " 

 {Zool. 1845, p. 1178) ; and in the North Riding generally 

 it is occasionally taken and identified. 



In the early part of the year 1879! obtained a male example, 

 from a flock of fifteen flying over the Redcar sand-hills, which 

 weighed eight pounds, and presents the true characteristics 

 of A . segetum. Two others, killed in a stubble field at Deighton 

 Manor, near Northallerton, by Mr. C. A. Emerson, are also 

 of this form, and I have examined other specimens in the 

 Cleveland district. It has been observed or reported at 

 Scarborough, Whitby, Loftus, and in the North Riding dales, 

 where large gaggles of " Grey Geese " are frequently seen 

 passing over in autumn, but it is impossible to discriminate 

 between the various species of this family at the distance 

 they usually observe, and the reported occurrences of Grey 

 Lag, Pink-foot, or Bean Geese are not always verified. 



In the West Riding this species has been noted in the 

 Western Ainsty, and a few other localities, but is considered 

 of rare occurrence. A pair of semi-domesticated birds, in the 

 possession of Mr. W. H. St. Quintin, nested at Scampston 

 n the year 1885. 



