79: 
80. 
SI. 
83. 
84. 
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Section 2. OSCINES LATIROSTRES. 
Fam. HIRUNDINIDZ. 
Hirundo rustica Z. Swallow. 
Summer visitant, generally distributed, abundant. Arrives 
in the middle of April, leaving at the end of September, 
stragglers remaining till late in October. 
Chelidon urbica (Z.). Martin. 
Summer visitant, generally distributed, abundant. Arrives 
late in April, leaves in September, stragglers late in 
October. Breeds under the cliff-ledges at Malham Cove 
and at Flamborough. 
Cotile riparia (Z.). Sand-Martin. 
Summer visitant, abundant in suitable localities throughout 
the county. Has once bred in haystacks at Knapton Hall, 
near Malton. 
. Progne purpurea (Z.). Purple Martin. 
Accidental visitant from North America, of extremely rare 
occurrence, 
Huddersfield, one shot at Colne Bridge, 1854 (Hobkirk’s 
Hudd., 1859, p. 144). Requires investigation. 
Section 3. OSCINES CONIROSTRES. 
Fam. FRINGILLIDZ. 
Sub-fam. FRINGILLINA. 
Carduelis elegans Steph. Goldfinch. 
Resident, very local, far from numerous, much less abundant 
than formerly, having now disappeared from many of its 
old haunts. In some localities observed as an occasional 
autumn and winter visitant. 
Chrysomitris spinus (Z.). Siskin. 
Winter visitant, rather uncertain in its appearance, and vary- 
ing in its numbers. Has nested at Walton Hall, near 
Wakefield (More, “de Waterton, Ibis, 1865). 
