224 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



early part of last century, in the alum works at Boulby, near 

 Loftus-in-Cleveland, remembered what he called " Red-legged 

 Daws " being on the cliffs, which at this place attain an 

 altitude of upwards of 600 feet, the highest point on the 

 English coast. This indicates the certainty of the Chough 

 breeding there, and the locality would be a most suitable 

 one for this bird, which loves high inaccessible sea-cliffs for 

 its nesting quarters. 



The late Canon Atkinson remarked (" Eggs and Nests," 

 1861, p. 85) that the Chough " was until lately (1861) known 

 to breed at Flamborough " ; but neither Mr. M. Bailey 

 nor any of the old residents of that neighbourhood can 

 remember it, although their records, in some cases, extend 

 as far back as 1837. 



One is recorded at Hatfield by Allis in 1844, and in the 

 spring of 1875 another was observed near Sheffield (Charles 

 Dixon, MS.). 



The most recent authentic instance of its appearance was 

 mentioned by the late James Carter of Masham, who observed 

 that " In the winter of 1876 one was seen by Mr. Wm. Todd, 

 taxidermist, feeding in the Marfield in company with some 

 Rooks. Its red legs and bill shewed plainly against the 

 snow." (Carter, in Hit. and Nat. 1886, p. 234.) 



NUTCRACKER. 



Nucifrag:a caryocatactes (/..). 



Irregular visitant from northern Siberia, of extremely rare 

 occurrence. 



The opinions expressed by naturalists as to the form of 

 this species which visits the British Islands is given in favour 

 of the Eastern or slender-billed race. This bird, called the 

 Siberian Nutcracker, is found from the Ob and Yenesei 

 onwards. 



