TRANSACTIONS OP THE SECTIONS. 



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Earest. 



Snow-Buntiag; (in severe winters), Girl Banting (rare). 

 Sisliin, Twite (in winter, from the Moorland Hilk). 

 Crossbill (many instances). 

 Rose-coloured Pastor (several instances). 

 Raven (nearly extinct), Chougli. 

 Black Woodpeckei", Barred VVoodpecker. 

 Hoopoe (near Barnsley, 1847 ; instances from other parts of 

 the Riding). 



Bee-eater (1849). 



Roller (several instances). 



Order III. Rasobes. 

 Turtledove (rare), Stockdove (local). 



Black Grouse (a few naturalized), Red-legged Partridge. 



Order IV. Grallatores. 



Little Bustard (rare instance). 



Cream-coloured Courser (2 or 3 instances), Dotterel, Oyster- 

 catcher, Turnstone. 



Greensliank, Redshank, Little Stint, Grey Phalarope, Black 

 and Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew, Whimbrel, Curlew Sand- 

 piper, Knot, Purple Sandpiper, Avocet, Wood Sandpiper, 

 Reeve (female of Ruff, near Barnsley, 1872). The last four 

 very rare instances, the rest occurring occasionally. 



Spoonbill (supposed escape). 



White Stork (3 or 4 instances). 



Squacco Heron, Little Egret, Great and Little Bittern, 

 Purple Heron (the last three in recent years). 



Spotted Crake, Little Crake (rare instance, recently). 



Order V. Natatores. 



Hooper (flocks, winter 1871-72), Garganey, Harlequin Duck, 

 Gadwall, Long-tailed Duck, Pink-footed Goose, Velvet and 

 Common Scoter (both as recently as winter of 1872-73). 



All 3 Divers in recent years. 



All tlie Grebes in recent years. 



Puffin, Little v^uk (caught near Barnslev, 1854, in my pos- 

 session ; many instances in West Riding). 



Ganuet, Cormorant. 



Sandwich Tern, Roseate Tern, Glaucous Gull, Greater Shear- 

 water, Richardson's Skua, Pomerine Skua. 



Fork-tailed Petrel, Bulwer's Petrel, Stormy Petrel (one 

 brought to me picked up in Barnsley, 184U ; instances in 

 other parts of the West Riding). 



This brief summary of birds observed in West and South Yorkshire is drawn up 

 from personal observation of myself and members of the West-Riding Natm-alist 

 Societies, and the ' Montlily Recorder,' the organ of their communications. Many 

 species are recorded on the authority of our late neighbour, Charles Waterton of 

 Walton Hall, whose protection of all birds gave him superior opportunities of 



Plataleidffi. 

 Ciconiidse. 

 Ardeida). 



Rallidse. 



Anatidae. 



Colymbid.ie. 

 Podicipida3. 

 AlcidaB. 



Pelecanidre, 

 Laridse. 



Procellaridae. 



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