462 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



in the collection of Mr. J. H. Gurney, bought in London in 

 the winter of 1837-8. The one now recorded I have secured 

 for my own collection." 



This specimen, which is probably a young male, was 

 exhibited at the Zoological Society's Meeting on 2nd April 

 1895 (P.Z.S. 1895, p. 273), and is figured in Lord Lilford's 

 work on British Birds (Vol. 7, pi. 42). 



RED-CRESTED POCHARD. 



Netta rufina (Pallas). 



Accidental visitant from south and east Europe and north Africa, 

 of extremely rare occurrence. 



This duck nests in the southe^n and eastern portions 

 of Continental Europe and north Africa, migrating in winter 

 to India and China. 



Its claim to rank as a Yorkshire bird rests on the occurrence 

 of one example only, a male in good plumage, which was killed 

 off a pond on Coatham Marshes on 20th January 1900. 



I saw the specimen soon after it was procured and purchased 

 it from the shooter (Zool. 1900, p. 483 ; and Nat. 1900, pp. 

 34> 322). 



Mr. T. Stephenson states (MS. 1880), that " J. Kitching 

 [of Whitby] says this has been shot at Redcar " ; but I am 

 unable to trace any record previous to that mentioned above. 



COMMON POCHARD. 

 Fuligula ferina (L). 



Resident ; extremely local ; breeds at several places. Also winter 

 visitant, not very abundant. 



The earliest reference to this bird in Yorkshire appears 

 to be in connection with the working of Doncaster Decoy 

 in 1707-27, where mention is made of a contrivance used 



