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Same place, a male in second year's plumage, 23rd August 

 1865 (Zool. 1866, p. 28). 



Same place, one adult, I2th October 1867. Seen by 

 Matthew Bailey (op. cit. 1867, p. 1009). 



Same place, one, August 1870 (Bailey MS.). 



Redcar, one immature, 7th October 1879. Obtained off 

 Redcar. In my collection. 



Same place, fifteen adult, I4th-i5th October 1879. Taken 

 near Redcar. Two of these are in my collection, and another 

 pair in Mr. E. B. Emerson's collection (op. cit. 1880, pp. 18, 

 I 9> 365 ; and Field, 1st November to 2Oth December 1879). 



Scarborough, five males and three females, chiefly in mature 

 plumage, October 1879 (torn. cit. p. 357). 



York, one, i8th October 1879 ' found half starved, and 

 captured alive on Strensall Common (torn. cit. p. 21). 



Slingsby, near Thirsk, one, igth October 1879 ; found 

 dead. 



Whitby, one adult, October 1879. In the Whitby Museum. 



Teesmouth, one immature, 5th October 1881. 



Redcar, one adult, 1st September 1883. Obtained off 

 Redcar. In the collection of Dr. Kershaw, Trefrie, Aberdovey. 



Scarborough, one adult, October 1889, at Scalby Ness 

 (op. cit. 1890, p. 21). 



Redcar, one immature, gib. September 1889 ; procured 

 by Dr. Kershaw ; in his collection (Nat. 1890, p. 99). 



Same place, one adult, loth October 1890 ; picked up on 

 the beach. 



Same place, one immature, 2ist September 1892. 



Bridlington, one immature, I5th October 1895. 



Redcar, one immature, 25th September 1897 ; in Mr. L. 

 Ingham's possession. 



Bridlington, one adult, i6th October 1901. 



Redcar, one immature, 3rd October 1902. I picked it 

 up on the beach. A very dark specimen, approaching the 

 melanic variety of S. crepidatus, but, unfortunately, it was too 

 far advanced in decomposition for preservation. 



Robin Hood's Bay, an immature male, early in October 

 1902 ; found dead. I examined this specimen, in the posses- 



