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US that there is a heronry at Nostell Priory, the seat of Mr. Kow- 

 land Winn; and Mr. Backhouse, jun., of one numbering about 

 fifty nests at Moreby Park, near York. 



193. Ardea garzettayJj.; Little Egret. — Additional occurrence. 

 Aike [incoi'rectly spelt Ake] Carr, near Beverley, one obtained 

 about 1840 (Ruskin, 'The Eagle's Nest,' p. 170). 



196. Ardetta minuta (L.); Little Bittern. — Additional occur- 

 rence. Goole, a young male obtained September 23rd, 1881, now 

 in the possession of W. E. Clarke (Bunker, Nat. 1881, p. 66). 



199. Botaurus lentiginosus (Mont.) ; American Bittern. — 

 Additional occurrence. Harsley Castle, Welbury, near North- 

 allerton, one shot by the Hon. W. Dawnay, October 27th, 1882, 

 which was examined by Mr. John Harrison. 



206. Anser segetum (Gm.) ; Bean Goose. — Mr. Boyes is of 

 opinion that the immense flocks noted as formerly visiting the 

 Wolds were not of this species, but were composed of Pink-footed 

 Geese. Our authority for the statement was Mr. Arthur Strick- 

 land, as quoted by Allis in his ' Report on Yorkshire Birds,' 

 read before the British Association in 1844. 



219. A7ias boschas, L. ; Mallard. — Mr. Boyes informs us that 

 the decoy at Meaux, in Holderness, the site of which is still to be 

 seen, was about a quarter or half an acre in extent, with four pipes. 



220. Chaulelasmus streperus, L. ; Gadwall. — A pair, male and 

 female, were shot on the River Hull, near Beverley, in the middle 

 of May, 1882 (Dobree, Nat. 1882, vii. 185). 



221. Spatula clypeata (L.) ; Shoveller. — This species bred in 

 1880 on Thorne Waste, a nest with four eggs being taken by the 

 late Mr. Wm. Talbot, of Wakefield, and others. About the year 

 1866 it bred near Masham ; and in 1882 a pair again appeared at 

 the same place, but, being disturbed, did not remain (T. Carter). 



222. Querquedula c7-ecca (L.); Teal.— Breeds not uncommonly 

 on Thorne Waste (Clarke) ; and in the season of 1883 a pair bred 

 on the moors near Masham (T. Carter). 



223. Querquedula circia (L.) ; Garganey. — Beverley, a nest 

 with nine eggs found by Mr. J. C. Swailes, who almost trod on the 

 sitting female on the 21st of May, 1882 (Boyes, MS.) ; the first 

 instance of its being known to breed in the county. 



224. Dafila acuta (L.) ; Pintail. — Two pairs remained on a 

 small pond on a warren at Kilnsea, in Holderness, until late 

 in April,1881 (P.W. Lawton). 



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