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BIRDS. 
Egton, near Whitby, one shot Nov. 19, 1872 is in the col- 
lection of Mr. W. Lister, of Glaisdale (Birds of Yorksh., 
Pp. 44). 
Normanby, near Whitby, one shot Dec. 30, 1880, in the 
collection of Mr. J. H. Wilson, of Whitby, who kindly sent 
it for my inspection. 
Nyctala acadica (Gme/.). Acadian Owl. 
Doubtful, a native of North America. 
Beverley, one (Milner, Zool., 1860, p. 7104). 
. Scops giu (Scos.). Scops Owl. 
Accidental visitant from Southern Europe and Northern 
Africa, of extremely rare occurrence. First recorded as 
British from Yorkshire specimens. 
Wetherby, one shot, spring of 1805, in the possession of Mr. 
Charles Fothergill, of York (Mont. Orn. Dict. Supp.). 
Yorkshire, one in the possession of Mr. Foljambe, believed 
by him to have been shot in the county (Id.). 
Womersley (Allis, #d@e Morris, 1844). 
Ripley, near Harrogate, a pair of old and two young birds 
(Allis, de Morris, 1844). 
Eshton Hall, near Gargrave, one shot (Allis, 1844). 
Boynton, near Bridlington, one shot, July, 1832 (Allis, jade 
Strickland). 
Driffield, one shot about 1839 (Allis). 
Sandhutton, one seen (Allis, 1844). 
Egton Bridge, near Whitby, one shot, 1865 (Birds of York- 
shire, p. 52). 
Scops asio (Z.). Mottled Owl. 
Accidental visitant from North America, of extremely rare 
occurrence. 
Leeds, one shot in Hawksworth Wood, summer of 1852 
(Hobson, Nat., 1855, p. 169 and plate). This I believe to 
be a genuine occurrence. 
Bubo ignavus J/orst. Eagle Owl. 
Accidental visitant from Continental Europe, of extremely 
rare occurrence. 
