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BIRDS. 
Serinus hortulanus Xoch. Serin Finch. 
Ligurinus chloris (Z.). Greenfinch. 
Resident, generally distributed, abundant. Large arrivals of 
young and females are observed on the coast in autumn, 
returning late in April and May in considerable flocks, 
which then contain many old males. 
Coccothraustes vulgaris /ad/. WHawfinch. 
Resident, local, breeding regularly in many localities; more 
generally distributed in winter, when large flocks have 
occasionally been observed. Though not a numerous 
species, itis much more so than it was a few years ago, 
and now nests in some numbers in the neighbourhood of 
Beverley. 
Passer domesticus (Z.). Common Sparrow. 
Resident, generally distributed, extremely abundant. 
Passer montanus (Z.). Tree Sparrow. 
Resident, local, but not uncommon in Eastern and Central 
Yorkshire; rarer in the west, where it appears to be 
unknown in many districts. Commoner in the autumn 
and winter, immense flocks occasionally arriving on the 
coast from the north in October. 
Fringilla coelebs Z. Chaffinch. 
Resident, generally distributed, abundant; partially migra- 
tory, flocks consisting of females and young arriving on 
the coast in autumn. 
. Fringilla montifringilla Z. Brambling. 
Winter visitant, occurring annually in varying numbers, but 
in some inland districts is only occasionally observed. 
Females and young of the year arrive first, old males 
later in separate flocks. Is sazd to have nested in 
Baldersby Park, near Thirsk, in 1864 (Atkinson, Zool., 
1864, p. 9210). 
Linota cannabina (Z.). Linnet. 
Resident, generally distributed, abundant in suitable localities. 
Immense flocks are observed near the coast in autumn, on 
their passage south. 
