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Riding are Stainborough Woods and those at Cannon Hall, both 

 near Barnsley. In these Ridings it has also been reported as 

 breeding occasionally and singly near Halifax, Sheffield, Hud- 

 dersfield, .Hebden Bridge, Bradford and Scarborough. In 

 18 1 1 the Rev. James Dalton, a noted naturalist in his time, 

 found it breeding at Copgrove (near Boroughbridge) ; and in 

 1844 Ovenden (near Halifax), Harewood and Studley were 

 quoted as breeding stations by Mr. Thomas Allis. I have no 

 information of their now being frequented. 



In the East Riding it can only rank as a casual visitor at the 

 period of migration. I have prosecuted strict inquiries as to its 

 ever having bred in this division of the county, but have failed to 

 learn that it has* done so in even a single instance. An interesting 

 and unusual occurrence took place at Flamborough on the 3rd of 

 May, 1866, and two following days; several specimens of both 

 sexes in mature and immature plumage were shot out of a large 

 flock by Mr. Bailey, to whom I am indebted for the information. 

 Mr. Cordeaux informs me that it occurs at Spurn during the 

 vernal migration. 



PASSERES. ORIOLID^. 



OEIOLUS GALBULA L. 

 Golden Oriole. 



A rare casual visitant. 



This beautiful species can only be regarded as a rare 

 straggler in Yorkshire at the period of its spring and autumn 

 movements, when the few specimens observed have doubtless 

 accidentally deviated from their accustomed line of migration. 



In the spring of 1834 a fine female was killed near the 

 Spurn lighthouse, and came into the possession of Mr. Arthur 



