222 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



very irregular intervals ; one is recorded at Ripley, and 

 another at Farnley Hall near Otley, in 1828. These are 

 mentioned in Allis's Report, as also are examples at : — 



Boynton in 1829, in A. Strickland's collection. 



Thorne about 1834, in Heppenstall's collection. 



North Burton, near Boynton, a few years before 1844. 



Near Beverley about 1840. 



Near Bawtry, two, before 1844. (One in the possession 

 of M. Lawton of Tickhill, the other in H. Reid's collection.) 



Skinningrove, before 1844. 



Additional occurrences are : — 



Dunnington near York, one in 1850, now in the York 

 Museum {Nat. 1886, p. 308). 



Coatham Marsh, one, 28th August i85i(Zoo/. 1851, p. 3277). 



Middlesbrough, one, 12th August 1855 (Morris's Nat. 1856). 



Wetherby, one, about 1855 (J. Tennant MS.). 



York, one in 1856 [Zool. 1856, p. 525). (Probably Ranson's 

 record, op. cit. 1868, p. 1133, refers to this individual). 



Huddersfield, one at Edgerton in 1859 (Hobkirk's " Hud- 

 dersfield," 1859). 



Easington, one in i860 (in the Hull Museum : see Museum 

 Guide). 



Withernwick, near Hull, one about 1862-3 ! shot by J. 

 Darley (MS. 1901). 



Skinningrove, several in 1862-3 (Kenneth McLean, MS.). 



Scarborough, one, a fine old male, July 1863 (Alfred 

 Roberts, MS.). 



Ingleborough, one in 1864; described; {Zool. 1865, p. 9682). 



Cottingham, East Yorks., a mature male, 26th August 

 1865 {op. cit. 1866, p. 29 ; and MS.) ; now in Mr. T. Boynton's 

 collection. 



Halifax, one in Warley Clough in 1866 ; in the Halifax 

 ]\Iuseum (A. Crabtree, j\IS.). 



Huddersfield, one, in Halifax Road, " some years ago " 

 (J. Varley, MS., 1881). 



Easington, one, a male, 4th November 1877 {Zool. 1878, 



P- 51)- 



Spurn, one, an old female, 30th August 1884 ; the plumage 



