638 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE, 



on the margin of Fewston Reservoir, where he had an oppor- 

 tunity of watching their movements at close quarters. It 

 is mentioned in Fothergill's hst (" Richmondshire," 1823), 

 and has also been noted in the Western Ainsty ; at Thirsk, 

 Hovingham, Ackworth, Wilsden, Halifax, and Wakefield ; 

 in the Beverley district it is rare, but occasionally occurs 

 in autumn. 



On the vernal passage to its northern breeding stations 

 it is seldom reported, and only at Spurn, on the river Hull, 

 and at the Teesmouth. 



RED-BREASTED SNIPE. 



Macrorhamphus griseus (Gmelin), 



Accidental wanderer from North America and Siberia, of extremely 

 rare occurrence. 



The claim of this bird to be admitted to the Yorkshire 

 list rests on the occurrence of one example only, for particulars 

 of which I am indebted to Mr, A. Crabtree, of Halifax, 

 who obligingly forwarded the specimen to be examined 

 by Mr. W. Eagle Clarke and myself. It is an adult changing 

 to winter plumage, but still retaining portions of the summer 

 dress, and forms part of the collection owned by the late 

 James Cimningham, now in the Halifax Museum. 



The label on the case is as follows : — 



" Brown Snipe. Shot on Norland Moor. September 

 1864. Shot and cased by James Cunningham." 



The information concerning this specimen was not in Mr. 

 W. Eagle Clarke's possession when writing the bird portion of 

 the " Vertebrate Fauna of Yorkshire," and it affords us 

 much pleasure to be able now to make this addition to the 

 avi-fauna of the county. 



