II5 
FIELD NOTES. 
BIRDS. 
Glossy Ibis in Holderness.—On October 18th, 1912, a 
Glossy Ibis 9, was shot at Carlton, near Aldborough, in Holder- 
ness, by Mr. Wood, of Humbleton, who reported that he saw 
another bird, which he did not secure. Apparently it is a bird 
of the year, showing flecks of grey on the crown of the head and 
throat, with very little of the metallic gloss observable in adult 
birds.—E. W. WapeE, Hull. 
Little Auks in Holderness.—On January 15th, 1913, 
a Little Auk was picked up dead in a Timber Yard at the 
Victoria Dock, Hull; the bill completely shattered by coming 
into contact with a shed. It was in very emaciated condition. 
—E. W. WapE, Hull. 
{Another specimen, in very good condition, was sent to us by 
Mr. J. Wilkinson, Withernsea, on January 18th, and a further 
example was picked up on the golf course, Bridlington, on the 
19oth.—ED.] 
Jays near Penrith and in Roxburghshire.— Although 
the Jay is not rare in some parts of the Lake District it may 
be worth while recording that on 24th November, I saw a 
couple of them (from the screaming there might have been 
more hidden amongst the thick fir trees) going to roost in the 
Beacon Wood near Penrith. 
More than one has been reported this autumn from the 
neighbourhood of Jedburgh, and Kelso, in Roxburghshire, 
where the bird can only be claimed as a rare occasional visitant ; 
its visits being always curtailed by the zeal of gamekeepers, 
or those in quest of feathers for the ‘ bussing of flees. —GEORGE 
Bora. 
-The Occurrence of Sand Grouse in Yorkshire.—In 
the autumn, Mr. St. Quintin reported to me that a flock had 
been seen and suggested that a note might be put into the prin- 
cipal County papers to prevent the slaughter which has attended 
previous visits. The birds were seen on October 20th by Mr. 
Cooper, of Aislaby Hall, upon his moor at Lockton. I confess 
that I thought it more than probable that a flock of Golden 
Plover had been mistaken for Sand Grouse, but Mr. Cooper 
knows both species well and is not likely to have made an error. 
The following extracts from letters to Mr. St. Quintin show 
there is little possibility of mistake. ‘I guessed the number 
at 160, they passed me about 20 yards off and flying close to 
the ground. I never shoot these aliens. I thought the grouse 
were birds of passage. At the time I saw them they were flying 
North.’ In reply to a further enquiry, Mr. Cooper wrote 
‘My record of Pallas’s Sand Grouse is quite correct. The 
1913 Feb. tr. 
