628 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



and the brooding bird has been noticed uttering a peculiar, 

 low note, resembling that of a Stock-Dove, but more subdued. 

 The late James Carter told me he had seen this Sandpiper 

 perch on a tree thirty feet above the ground. 



The only Yorkshire variety of which I have information 

 is an example with white wings, the rest of the plumage 

 being of the ordinary colour, in the possession of Mr. J. 

 Whitaker of Rainworth Lodge (Zool. 1884, p. 72). 



Local names : in addition to the term Summer Snipe in 

 general use, and the West Riding appellation of Sand- Snipe, 

 the only local name we have on record is Tillie-Littie, used 

 in Ribblesdale (Nat. 1896, p. 47). 



SPOTTED SANDPIPER. 

 Tetanus macularius (L.). 



Accidental visitant from North America, of extremely rare 

 occurrence. 



The claim of this North American Sandpiper to be admitted 

 to the Yorkshire list rests on the authority of Sir Wm. Milner, 

 who stated that a beautiful adult female was killed just to 

 the north of the pier at Whitby, on 2gth March 1849, by a 

 sailor on the beach. It came the next day to Graham, the 

 bird-stuffer of York, who set it up for Sir Wm. Milner's collec- 

 tion (Milner, Zool. 1849, p. 2455). E. T. Higgins of York 

 saw the specimen in the flesh, but the sex could not be deter- 

 mined. The bird was said to have been very tame, and when 

 shot was in company with a flock of Dunlins (Higgins, torn. cit. 

 p. 2456). 



A specimen recorded " on the Tees " by John Grey 

 (Hogg, op. cit. 1845, p. 1173), proved to be a Green Sandpiper 

 (cf. Gurney, " Rambles of a Naturalist," p. 255) ; whilst one 

 at Bridlington (Higgins, Zool. 1848, p. 2147), is considered 

 doubtful ; as also is another, reported by the late Col. Haworth- 

 Booth as obtained in October 1892, at Rowlstone in Holder- 

 ness (Nat. 1895, pp. 311, 327 ; and 1896, p. 24). 



