bibliography: birds, 1887. 269 



Wm. Storey. York Mid W. 



The Hawfinch [Coccothraustes vulgaris] in Nidderdale [at Ribston Park, 1887, 

 Ripley Park, and Bewerley Hall, Pateley Bridge, in all of which places it 

 nested]. Field, Sep. 3rd, 1887, p. 391. 



W. Storey. York Mid W. 



Extraordinary behaviour of a Kestrel [< Tinnuncultts alaudarius) alighting 

 on a horse's back to look for a Pipit {Aiitluts species) it was pursuing ; 

 Pateley Bridge, April 10th, 1887]. Nat., Nov. 1887, p. 348. 



\V. E. Teschemaker. Isle of Man. 



Swallows and Swifts in Captivity [including account of a successful attempt 



made with young Hirundo rustica taken from a cave at the Banner Rock, on 



the Manx Coast]. The Bazaar, Exchange & Mart, 13th April, 1887 ; 



reprinted in Zool., Oct. 1887, xi. 372-375. 



Julian G. Tuck. Cheviotland. 



Harlequin Duck \Cosmonetta kistrionicd] on the Northumbrian coast 



[three shot near the Fame Islands on Dec. 2nd, 1886]. Zool., Feb. 1887, xi. 70. 



Julian G. Tuck. Cheviotland. 



Harlequin Duck \Cosmonetta kistrionicd] on the Northumbrian Coast 



[pointing out that two individuals occurred]. Zool., May 1887, xi. 196. 



E. W. Wade. Line. N. 



Land-rail \_Crex pratensis] at Barton-on-Humber [on the 6th Dec, 1886, 

 in very poor condition]. Nat., March 1887, p. 80. 



C. Walker. Notts. 



Long-tailed Duck \Harelda glacialis~\ near Newark [two, immature, shot 

 on the Trent, Oct. 29th, 1887]. Field, Nov. 19th, 1887, p. 778. 



G. G. Walker. Derbyshire. 



Partridge \Perdix cinered] laying in March [1887, at Whitwell, Derbyshire]. 

 Field, March 12th, 1887, p. 371. 



John Watson. Westmorland, Lane. S., Cumberland. 



Westmorland Heronries [three in number, at Dallam Tower, at Killington 

 Reservoir, and at Rydal, all described at length ; an enumeration is also 

 given of two Lancashire and six Cumberland heronries ; at Killington a pair 

 of Accipiter nisus nested in close proximity to the Herons (Ardea a'nerea)]. 

 Field, Jan. 22nd, 1887, pp. 109-110. 



H. Welch. Lane. 



Large Carrion Crow [{Corvus corotie), killed lately at Leek Hall, Lancashire; 



dimensions given, expanse of wing 3 ft. 10 in., etc.]. Field, April 9th, 1887, 



p. 507. 



J. Whitakek. Notts. 



Woodcock [Scolopax rustico/a] Shooting in Nottinghamshire [statistics of 



good bags at Thieves' Wood near Mansfield, and Newstead Abbey]. Field, 



Jan. 1st, 1887, p. 14. 



J. Whitaker. Notts. 



Varieties of Common Wild Duck [Anas boschas] and Peregrine [Falco 



peregrimis] in Notts, [described and localities stated]. Nat., March 1S87, 74. 

 J. Whitaker. Notts. 



Varieties of Common Wild Ducks [{A?ias boschas) caught Dec. 1886, in 

 the decoy at Park Hall]. Zool, March 1887, xi. in. 



J. Whitaker. Notts. 



Reported arrival of Summer Birds [at Mansfield, Notts.; Phylloscopus rufus, 



April nth; Anthus trivialis, April 17th; Motacilla rati, April 17th; 



Saxicola ananthe, April 17th; Acrocephalus phragmitis, May 1st; Turtur 



communis, May 4th]. Field, April 16th, 23rd, and May 7th, 1887, pp. 534,. 



581, and 622. 

 Sept. 1889. 



