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Richmond, one at St. Agatha's Abbey, Feb., 1840 (Strang- 



wayes, Zool., 1851, p. 3056). 



Askew Moor, Bedale, two males, Dec. 29, 1850 (Id.). 

 The Leases, Bedale, male, Feb. 5, 1851 (Id.). 

 Woodsome, near Huddersfield, a pair said to have nested in 



1856 (Hobkirk, Hudd. Cat, 1859). 

 Bolton-on-Dearne, one shot, another seen, Jan. 12, 1881 (T. 



Lister, Nat, 1881, vi. 124). 



108. Emberiza hortulana L. Ortolan Bunting. 



Casual visitant, of extremely rare occurrence. 



Guisborough Moors, Cleveland, a female, or young bird of 



the year, seen Aug. 16, 1863 (Atkinson, Zool., 1863, p. 



8768). 

 ' The specimen which served for Mr. Bewick's figure was 



caught at sea on the Yorkshire Coast' (Jardine, B. Birds, 



ii. 311). 



109. Emberiza rustica Pall. Rustic Bunting, 

 no. Emberiza pusilla Pall. Little Bunting. 



in. Emberiza schceniclus L. Reed-Bunting. 



Resident, generally distributed, but not very numerous, and 

 less so in winter. Migrates in autumn, being replaced by 

 arrivals from the north ; returning again early in April. 



112. Plectrophanes lapponicus (L.). Lapland Bunting. 



Accidental visitant from Northern Europe, Asia, and America, 

 of rare occurrence. 



Whitby, one shot in the spring, about 1870, now in the Whitby 

 Museum (Stephenson, MS.). 



113. Plectrophanes nivalis (L.). Snow-Bunting. 



Winter visitant to the coast, in flocks mainly composed of 

 females and young of the year, with comparatively few old 

 males ; arriving during the latter part of October. Inland 

 its appearance is much more irregular, and most frequent 

 in severe seasons. 



