44 BIRDS. 
whin-beds near Bridlington. During the past thirty years, 
however, it has only occurred in four instances, viz. :—A 
female trapped at Cudworth, in April, 1869 ; a young male 
shot at Beverley, Oct. 13, 1871; an almost black specimen 
shot at Wassand, early in 1872; and one said to have been 
shot near Pocklington, in September, 1877. 
164. Circus cineraceus (JZont.). Montagu’s Harrier. 
Casual visitant, of rare occurrence, chiefly as an autumn 
migrant. Formerly resident, and more widely distributed 
than either C. e@ruginosus or C. cyaneus. breeding in several 
localities, as on Thorne Waste, at Hackness near Scar- 
borough, near Whitby, on Barden Moor in Wharfedale in 
1860, and near Bridlington, as late as 1871. 
165. Circus cyaneus (Z.). Hen-Harrier. 
Casual visitant, of very occasional occurrence, chiefly in 
autumn, but also in winter and spring. Formerly bred 
annually on the moorlands of North-eastern Yorkshire and 
the carrs near Doncaster, the last nest being found on the 
Danby Moors, about 1850. 
166. Buteo vulgaris Leach. Common Buzzard. 
Resident, but almost extinct, restricted to one—or at most two 
—pairs, nesting in the North-western Fells; observed rarely 
as an autumn or winter visitant. Formerly this bird was 
an abundant resident, especially amongst the crags of the 
North-western Fells, and also in the larger woods. 
167. Archibuteo lagopus (Gm.). Rough-legged Buzzard. 
Winter visitant, occurring annually, but in varying numbers, 
being scarce some years, whilst in others great flights arrive. 
Most frequent in the vicinity of the coast. These autumn 
immigrants are almost entirely immature birds, there being 
indeed only one instance on record of the occurrence of an 
adult. A pair bred for several years on the ground, amongst 
heather, near Hackness, Scarborough (More, Ibis, 1865). 
168. Aquila clanga Pa/. Larger Spotted Eagle. 
169. Aquila chrysaetus (Z.). Golden Eagle. 
Casual visitant, of extremely rare occurrence. 
Stockeld Park, near Wetherby, one shot Nov. 29, 1804 
(Denny, Leeds Cat.). 
