490 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



Boyes's collection, and an albino specimen, procured nea^ 

 Scarborough, on 4th August 1905. 



Local vernacular names : — Cushat, in general use, altered 

 to Cooshat at Fewston ; Cushard in Teesdale ; Cowscot 

 in the North Riding, and Cooshout in Craven (A.S. Cusceate, 

 Eng. Coo-shout) ; Wild Pigeon at Wilsden ; Ring Pigeon 

 (Tunst. MS. 1784) ; Woodie in Cleveland ; Clatter Dove at 

 Staithes and Loftus ; Stog Dove in the East Riding, and 

 Stoggie or Stock Dove, occasionally applied in the East 

 Riding, Scarborough, and Doncaster. 



STOCK-DOVE. 



Columba oenas (/..). 



Resident, local, common in most places where it occurs. Increasing 

 in numbers, and in its area of distribution. 



The first notice of this bird in Yorkshire appears to be 

 that of Thomas Allis, who, in his Report on the Birds of 

 Yorkshire, read before the British Association at York, in 

 1844, remarked : — 



Columba cenas. — Stock Dove — The only Yorkshire specimen I have 

 seen is that in the Museum of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, 

 which I obtained in our market, where it was exposed for sale with a 

 number of the preceding species [the Ring Dove], which had been shot 

 by a neighbouring farmer. H. Chapman of York informs me that he, 

 last winter, saw two or three other birds in our market with Ring-Doves, 

 but that they were too much injured for stuffing. J. Heppenstall 

 says they are not infrequent near Sheffield along with pahimbus. I 

 have no other notice of their occurrence in Yorkshire. 



The remarkable increase of the Stock-Dove since the 

 date of Allis's Report is one of the most interesting events 

 in connection with Yorkshire ornitholgy, and for much 

 important and valuable information concerning its former 

 existence on the East Riding Wolds, and the reasons for its 

 diffusion, naturalists are indebted to the researches of Mr. 



