BIBLIOGRAPHY: BIRDS, l886. 147 



Anon, [signed ' W.W.']. Isle of Man. 



Snipe Shooting in the Isle of Man [recording large bags of Snipe (Galli- 

 nago cclcstis), and the presence of Jack Snipe (G. gallinula) and of Woodcock 

 [Scolopax rustuola) in plenty, etc.]. Field, Dec. 25th, 1886, p. 919. 



John Aitchison. Cheviotland. 



On the Occurrence and Migration of Birds in the Belford District, for 



1885 [notes referring to a very large number of species, including some 

 rarities and an albino]. Proc. Berw. Nat. Club for 1885 [pub. 1886], xi. 

 246-247. 



Frkdk. J. Alder. Line. N. 



Corncrake \Crex pratensis] in November [on the 23rd, shot at Worlaby near 

 Louth]. Field, Nov. 27th, 1886, p. 800. 



H. T. Archer. Cheviotland. 



Peregrine Falcon [Falco peregriuus] in Northumberland [a fine female shot, 

 Simonside Hills, Cheviot]. Nat., Oct. 1884, p. 58. 



H. T. Archer. Northumberland. 



Early Appearance of the Snow-Bunting [Plectrop/ianes nivalis] in North- 

 umberland [15th Sep., 1884]. Nat., Oct. 1884, p. 58. 



H. T. Archer. Northumberland S. 



Spotted Eagle \_Aquila nceviri] in Northumberland [at Cresswell, shot 31st 

 Oct., 1885; identified as A. ncevia by John Hancock; but see article by 

 J. H. Gurney]. Nat., Dec. 1885, p. 387. 



H. T. Archer. ? Northumberland S. or ? Durham. 



Hawks \Accipiter nisus, Tinnuneulus alaiidarius, and Falco asalon\ mobbed 

 by Small Birds [wagtails, etc.] Nat., June 1886, p. 181. 



H. T. Archer. ? Northumberland S. 



Jackdaw [Corvus monedula\ and Young Birds [eating a nestling Sparrow 

 (Passer domestiats) ; presumably at Newcastle]. Nat., July 1886, p. 215. 



H. T. Archer. Northumberland S. 



Birds deserting their Nests [at Newcastle-on-Tyne Turdus merula, T. 



musicus, Accentor /nodularis, and Erithaats ; and on the Northumbrian 

 moors T. viscivorus, T. musicus, T. merula, Cinclus aquaticus, Lagopus 

 scoticus. Numenius arquata, Gallinago cidestis, and Vanelltcs vulgaris, some 

 of which were deserted ; blame cast on Corvus corone and Larus fuscus], 

 Nat., July 1886, p. 215. 



J. J. Armjstead. Cumberland. 



Notes on Some of the Birds occurring in the Solway District [being a 

 lull list — with annotations — of 176 species]. Nat., Aug. 1885, pp. 293-298; 

 and March 1886, pp. 69-78. 



J. Rhodes Ashworth. Notts. 



Emberiza melanocephala in Nottinghamshire [second English occurrence ; 

 shot in June or July 1884, between Radcliffe and Bingham]. Zool., Feb. 

 1886, x. 73. 



James Backhouse, junr. York N.W. 



The Yorkshire Naturalists' Union at Hawes [28th June, 1884; Cinclus, 



Motacilla melanope, Lagopus scoticus, Numenius arquata, Cliaradrius pluvialis, 



Ruticilla phanicurus, Pratincola rubetra, Turdus tor quotas, Sylvia curruca, 



and Tringoides liypoleucos noted]. Nat., Aug. 1884, p. 18. 



J. Backhouse, Jun. York N.E. 



Little Gull [Larus minutus] at Whitby [July 15th, 1884, in company with 

 Rissa tndactyla]. Nat., Sep. 1884, p. t,2. 



May 1889. 



