594 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



present day experience. The bird under notice is of much 

 less frequency than its larger and more robust looking congener, 

 and may be defined as a rare and casual visitant from northern 

 latitudes in autumn and winter. 



It has twice been obtained in summer plumage, but the 

 instances of its visits are so few that it may be advisable 

 to detail the occurrences so far as they are known : — 



The first is that referred to by Willughby. 



In the autumn of 1812, one was taken at Swinton Lake. 



The Rev. F. O. Morris reported one at Redcar on 22nd 

 November 1851. 



At Scarborough the late A. Roberts recorded an example 

 in November 1854, ^^'^ another mature specimen in December 

 of the same year, as announced by him in the Zoologist (1854, 

 p. 4331 ; and 1855, p. 4558). 



Sir Wm. Milner's collection, in the Leeds Museum, contains 

 an individual in summer plumage, shot in May 1854, at Wilber- 

 foss, near York ; it was swimming in a pond in company 

 with some ducks (Milner, op. cit. 1854, p. 4441 ; and Morris, 

 " Brit. Birds "). 



A specimen was reported by J. Harrison (MS.) " in spring 

 1854, in the neighbourhood of Hambleton." 



An example in summer plumage was presented to me 

 in 1904, by Mr. J, Braim, late of Pickering, who supplied 

 the information that it was obtained while swimming on a 

 pond at Scampston " about forty years previously," i.e.^ 

 in the " sixties." 



About the year i860 Geo. Mussell of Middlesbrough had two 

 specimens brought to preserve. 



The late J. C. Garth's collection at Knaresborough con- 

 tained one, labelled " Arkendale, 7th October 1871." 



At Bridlington a male occurred on 14th October 1872,, 

 and was recorded by Mr. F. Boyes {Zool. 1873, p. 3371). 



In the Burton Agnes collection is a male from Fraisthorpe 

 in 1876. 



On 9th October 1881, an example was shot at Spurn> 

 and on the same date another at Withernsea, as recorded 

 in the Third Migration Report, p. 32. 



