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had nested in the locahty, but the majority of the occurrences, 

 were doubtless birds on their spring or autumn migrations. 



Prior to 1845 one occurred near Guisborough, and another 

 was observed near Hull {Zool. 1845, pp. 1055, 1023). One 

 was taken in a trap baited with young Thrushes at Ackworth 

 in the summer of 1856 (Morris's Nat. 1857, P- ^9^)- In April 

 1864, one was obtained in Ribblesdale {Nat. 1896, p. 39) ; on 

 26th September 1866, a fine female was found at Flanshaw 

 near Wakefield, and preserved by the late Wm. Talbot. 



On ist July 1879, Mr. J. Lucas observed a Red-backed 

 Shrike chattering and making a great noise in a dell known as 

 Hole Bottom, in Nidderdale ; adding that it is there a rare 

 bird, and that he had no other record of its occurrence in that 

 part of Yorkshire {Zool. 1879, p. 404). On i8th May 1872, 

 one occurred at Clayton West, and about 1876 a mature bird 

 was obtained near Richmond. Mr. M. Bailey of Flamborough 

 has in his collection a fine male, which I have seen, that was 

 brought to him in the flesh by a fisherman, who had captured 

 it on the sheet of his boat when seven miles at sea off the 

 headland, on 8th May 1877. ^^ adult male was shot at 

 Addingham in July 1879, ^.s mentioned by Mr. Stuart of 

 Skipton (MS.). Near Scarborough the late A. Roberts 

 reported it as rare, but he had known of one being killed 

 while sticking caterpillars and humble bees on the thorns 

 of an old hedge. A male was reported near Carperby, in 

 Wensleydale, in 1872, and a pair were seen near Eastholme 

 Bridge in 1882. Mr. G. Steels of Pocklington has once had 

 an example brought to him. At Spurn Mr. W. Eagle Clarke 

 saw a pair on 28th May 1882, and he surmised that they were 

 fresh arrivals from over-sea. On 19th August 1884, an 

 immature bird occurred in Holderness (Sixth Migration 

 Report, p. 48), and in 1885 two or three were seen at Spurn 

 in August and September (Seventh Migration Report, p. 43). 

 One obtained near York is now in the Bluecoat Boys' School 

 collection in that city {Nat. 1886, p. 308). Mr. Harper 

 records the occurrence of an individual near Scarborough 

 in 1889 {Zool. 1889, p. 150). At Whitby one was procured 

 on_^ioth September 1891 ; Messrs. Hewett and Potter saw 



