The Zoologist — January, 1867. 543 



Whimbrel. — On the 18th of Ma)' a mature male of this species was 

 shot on the canal bank, near the village of Leven, near Beverley : it 

 was in company with two more birds of the same species, and probably 

 was migrating towards its breeding haunts. The whimbrel is by no 

 means a common bird here, although occasionally met with at Spurn 

 and other favourite resorts of the Grallatores. 



Swift. — May 22. Saw the first swift to-day. I have only seen four 

 of the species during the year, which would seem to confirm my sug- 

 gestions in preceding years, that swifts are gradually deserting the 

 neighbourhood of Beverley. 



Varieties. — A dun-coloured rook (immature), a dun-coloured swallow 

 [Hirundo rustica), a white sparrow and a pied blackbird have come 

 under my observation during the present year. 



Turtle Dove. — June 11. A female of this species was sent for pre- 

 servation to-day to Mr. R. Richardson, by Mr. Forge, farmer, of 

 Leven. The bird occurs very sparingly in this neighbourhood; I have 

 not had more than four or five examples during the last five years. 



Parrot Crossbill. — August 4. I have this day received, in the flesh, 

 the first specimen of the parrot crossbill I have known to be shot in 

 this neighbourhood: it was shot by Mr. Bailey, of Flamborough, and 

 on dissection proved to be a female. The larger bulk of the bird, when 

 compared with the common species, the longer bill and more deeply- 

 forked tail — all sufficiently indicated the rarer species. 



Manx Shearwater. — I have received three specimens of this species 

 shot on our east coast during the present summer. The first was shot 

 by Mr. Bailey on the 4th of August. 



Great Shearwater. — 1 have also received no less than three speci- 

 mens of this rare bird, all in the dark or immature plumage : two were 

 shot off Bridlington Quay and one off Flamborough. The first was 

 sent me on the 6th of September and the last on the ]9th. My 

 collection contains another specimen shot last year off Flamborough 

 Head, which was duly recorded by me in the ' Zoologist.' 



Sandwich Tern.— On the 30th of August Mr. Bailey sent me a fine 

 mature female specimen of this tern, shot off Flamborough Head. On 

 the 19th of September Mr. Bailey sent me two more specimens of the 

 same species, one a matur-e male, the other an immature female. 



Sabine's Gull. — A most perfect specimen of this exquisite and rare 

 gull was sent me, in the flesh, on the 5th of September, by Mr. T. 

 Jones, of Bridlington Quay : it had been shot on Bridlington Bay. 

 The bird is, I believe, in the plumage of the second year : it is a 



