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THE LESSER GREY SHRIKE NEAR WHITBY: AN 

 ADDITION TO YORKSHIRE AVI = FAUNA 



THos. stkphi:nson, 



Whitby. 



On the 20th September last a Grey Shrike was shot at 

 Sleig-hts, about three miles from Whitby. I sent the specimen 

 to Mr. VV. Eag-le Clarke for identification, and he reports that 

 it is an addition to the Yorkshire list, namely, the Lesser Grey 

 Shrike (Latiius minor). This South and Central European 

 species has only on eight previous occasions been detected in 

 Eng-land, and this is the first occasion on which it has been 

 known to occur in the North of England. It is a young bird in 

 first plumage. The specimen has been placed in the Whitby 

 Museum. 



AN ADDITION TO THE YORKSHIRE LIST OF 

 LEPIDOPTERA. 



T. ASHTON LOFTHOUSE, F.E.S., 

 Middltibrough . 



Orthotcenia antiquana. — I took a good specimen of this 

 Tortrix at Redcar on July 3rd 1905. The only Yorkshire 

 record for this species was struck out of Mr. Porritt's list when 

 it was revised ; thus this re-establishes the record, and adds 

 another species to the present Yorkshire list. 



We should advise all readers of the ' Naturalist ' who are 

 interested in the photograph}- of birds' nests, plants, or other 

 objects which are not easily accessible to the ordinary camera, 

 to write to Mr. W. Butler, of 20, Crosby Road, Birkdale, 

 Southport. Mr. Butler will gladly forward to such persons an 

 illustrated prospectus of a camera stand which he has invented 

 and patented under the name of ' Swincam.' We have care- 

 fully examined the details of the new stand, and have seen some 

 of the results achieved by its use, and can thoroughly recom- 

 mend it. For the ])inpose of taking photographs of objects in 

 awkward positions or at uiuisual angles it is indispensable. 



Naturalist, 



