542 The Zoologist — January, 1867. 



yard, dropped two eggs from her perch during the night, and laid a 

 perfect egg, as usual, on the following day. 



Ring Ouzel. — This bird visits East Yorkshire in company with the 

 fieldfare : it is met with, as a rule, at those periods of the year when the 

 fieldfare arrives and leaves us. On one occasion only have I known it 

 breed near to Beverley, and in my collection is an egg taken from the 

 nest in question. Several specimens of the ring ouzel were shot in the 

 neighbourhood during the month of April : the last specimen brought in 

 for preservation was shot on the 3rd of May ; the last fieldfare 1 got 

 was shot on the 24th of April. Since the arrival of the fieldfare again, 

 in October, the ring ouzel has also reappeared : several have been seen 

 and shot; the last specimen brought for preservation was shot on the 

 27th of October. 



Pied Flycatcher.— »I have never met with this species in this district 

 of East Yorkshire until the present year. On the 3rd of May and two 

 following days several specimens were shot by Mr. Bailey, of Flam- 

 borough, eight of which he sent to me : they were shot out of a 

 large flock, and amongst them were birds of both sexes, mature and 

 immature. 



Bridled or Ringed Guillemot. — May 17. Mr. F. Boyes shot a 

 ringed guillemot to-day at Flamborough Head : it was a female. I am 

 convinced that this species is not by any means so rare as is generally 

 supposed. I have obtained many specimens in both summer and 

 winter plumage : its apparent scarcity 1 attribute rather to its close 

 resemblance to Uria troile (with which species it has often been 

 doubtless confounded) than to an actual rarity of the Uria lachryraans. 

 In these days of advancing knowledge, science and research, I believe 

 that many species hitherto believed to be scarce, from their close 

 resemblance to other and distinct species, will be found after all not 

 so rare as supposed : they have been overlooked and unobserved 

 amongst their closely allied species, existing and even breeding with 

 us, whilst their very being has been unsuspected and disbelieved. 



Black Tern. — On one occasion only have I previously obtained this 

 species in the mature plumage ; they have been seen occasionally 

 along the eastern coast, and reported to me, but rarely shot. On the 

 18th of May Mr. Bailey shot a mature male specimen off the Flam- 

 borough Head : it is now in my collection. I also possess an imma- 

 ture specimen shot at the same place and by the same gun. I once 

 possessed a mature bird shot at Spurn, but afterwards exchanged it 

 for another bird. 



