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341. 
346. 
BIRDS. 
Scarborough, one shot ‘ many years ago’ by Mr. C. Watson, 
of York (Allis, 1844). 
Filey, adult male, Aug. 1875 (Tuck, Zool., 1875, p. 4689). 
Redcar, one shot, Nov., 1879 (Mussell, Field, Feb. 14, 1880). 
Filey, adult male, autumn, 1880 (Backhouse, Friends’ Nat. 
Hist. Journal, 1881, p. 39). 
Larus atricilla Z. Laughing Gull. 
Accidental visitant from the eastern coast of North America, 
of extremely rare occurrence. 
Filey, adult male, March, 1876 (Tuck, Zool., 1876, p. 4960). 
. Larus ridibundus Z. Black-headed Gull. 
Resident, extremely local in the breeding season. Common 
on the coast in early spring, late summer, and autumn ; 
less numerous in winter. Though formerly breeding in 
several localities, its stations are now reduced to two—a 
large colony on Thorne Waste, and a few pairs which have 
this year (1881) revisited Strensall Common—a former 
resort. Up to last year this bird bred plentifully on 
Riccall Common—now enclosed, broken up, and drained. 
Mr. F. S. Mitchell informs me that in 1860 a colony 
appeared on the shores of a tarn on Newton Fell, and 
deposited a large number of eggs, but these being all 
taken, the gulls left the place and never returned. 
. Larus melanocephalus JVa¢z. Adriatic Gull. 
. Larus ichthyaetus /a//. Great Black-headed Gull. 
. Larus minutus eZ. Little Gull. 
Periodical visitant to the coast, in very limited numbers, in 
autumn and winter, most frequent at the former season. 
A female was obtained at Flamborough on the 13th of 
July, 1868, in full summer plumage, but birds of the year 
and old ones in winter dress are most frequent. In 
February, 1870, after a terrific gale from the East, no less 
than twenty-nine were obtained at Bridlington, nineteen 
old and ten young birds. 
Larus philadelphia Ord. Bonaparte’s Gull. 
