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THE LITTLE BUNTING AT WHITBY: AN 
ADDITION TO THE AVIFAUNA OF YORKSHIRE. 
THOS. STEPHENSON, 
Whitby. 
A MALE example of the Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) was 
captured on the Airy Hill Farm, near Whitby, on October 6th, 
by Frank Hutchinson, a local bird-catcher, while catching 
. linnets. It was with a flock of linnets and other small birds. 
Previously the weather had been very stormy with a strong 
easterly wind. Mr. Wm. Eagle Clarke identified the bird, 
which is an addition to the Yorkshire avi-fauna. The Whitby 
Literary and Philosophical Society have acquired the specimen, 
which will be placed in the local collection at the museum. 
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YORKSHIRE BRYOLOGISTS AT DONCASTER. 
C. A. CHEETHAM., 
THE Bryological Section of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union 
met at Doncaster on Ist November, and, thanks to Dr. and 
Mrs. Corbett, who made all necessary arrangements, they had 
a very successful and interesting time. The way chosen was 
by the side of the Don to Sprotborough, the limestone crags 
yielded some good finds, and Mr. W. Ingham was kept well 
employed in determining, as far as possible, the species of 
both mosses and hepatics. The most important were Barbula 
tophacea, Wetsia verticillata, Fissidens pusillus, Eurhynchium 
tenellum, Metzgeria furcata, Further along, on old tree trunks, 
Aulacommum androgynum, with characteristic gemme, was 
found, then a stubble field was investigated and some minute 
species added to the list, viz., Pottia truncatula, P. minutula, 
Phascum cuspidatum, Riccia glauca. Soon after this the 
inspiration of the excursion, Tortula cernua, in its only present 
known British station, was found, and the why and wherefore 
of its occurrence hotly debated. With it, curiously enough, 
the alien moss, Leptobryum pyriforme, was in some quantity. 
This is generally looked on as an escape from greenhouses, 
but that explanation cannot be used for J. cernua, as this 
has never been recorded from hothouse or similar situations. 
Plagiothecium depressum was seen on limestone blocks, and 
Tortula ambigua on soil in the quarries. In all about fifty 
species of mosses and ten hepatics were noted, and a list has 
been supplied to the Doncaster Society for their records. 
After tea a short meeting was held, and Mr. W. Ingham 
gave an account of the day’s proceedings. A vote of thanks 
was passed to Dr. and Mrs. Corbett. The next meeting will 
be held at Jackdaw Crag Quarry, Tadcaster, on 6th December, 
the party starting from Tadcaster Station at 10-45 a.m. Tea 
will be at Calcarea Farm about 4 p.m. 
1913 Dec. 1. 
