758 THE BIRDS OF YORKSHIRE. 



Same place, two adult, male and female, 23rd August 

 1887. Preserved by E. Allen, York. Now in the York 

 Museum (Backhouse, Nat. 1887, p. 291). 



Filey, four, 26th August 1887. Preserved by Helstrip 

 of York (Backhouse, torn. cit. p. 354). Two of these specimens 

 were utilized by Lord Lilford for the figures of this species 

 in his work on "British. Birds," Vol. vi. Plate 59. 



Flamborough, one, 27th August 1887. Preserved by J. 

 Morley, Scarborough (Harper, Zool. 1887, p. 430). 



Same place, five captured in the neighbourhood, October 

 1887. Three were killed in one day by Mr. Matthew Bailey. 

 All five specimens were examined by Mr. F. Boyes (Bailey 

 MS.). One of the birds Mr. Bailey procured is in Mr. J. 

 Whitaker's collection ; another in that of Sir Vauncey Crewe 

 at Calke Abbey, Derby ; and the third in the Rev. J. G. 

 Tuck's collection. 



Scarborough, two, 25th October 1888 (op. cit. 1889, p. 150). 



Same place, one, 28th October 1889. 



Flamborough, one, on the same date (op. cit. 1890, p. 21). 



Same place, two, ist October 1895, shot by G. Emmerson. 

 Twenty to thirty others seen (Bailey, Nat. 1895, p. 312 ; 

 Cordeaux, op. cit. 1896, p. 7). 



Bridlington, one adult, November 1895. Preserved by 

 A. S. Hutchinson of Derby (torn. cit. p. 100). 



Same place, two, December 1895. Preserved by E. Allen, 

 York, and presented by him to the Leeds Museum. 



Same place, one, November 1898. In the collection of 

 Sir Oswald Mosley, Rolleston Hall, Burton-on-Trent. 



Scarborough, two, male and female, apparently adults 

 (W. J. Clarke, Zool. 1901, p. 477). 



Same place, two, in October 1904 ; others reported off 

 Flamborough and Bridlington. The Scarborough specimens 

 came into the possession of Mr. W. J. Clarke of that town, 

 and were afterwards purchased by Mr. C. J. Carroll, Rocklow, 

 Ireland. 



This bird is called the Black Shearwater by Flamborough 

 fishermen. 



