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Sylvia orphea ‘l'emm. Orphean Warbler. The late Sir Wm.M.E. 
Milner records the fact that a pair were seen in a small planta- 
tion near Wetherby on the 6th July, 1848. The female was 
shot and stuffed by Graham of York (Milner, Zoologist, 1849, 
p. 2588). The bird is now in the ‘ Milner Collection’ at the 
Leeds Museum. 
Sylvia atricapilla (Linn.). Blackcap. Summer visitant, regular, 
but not common ; breeds at Wilstrop and Healaugh. ‘ Blackcap’ 
is the name commonly applied to Parus major,and writers of MSS. 
state that the Blackcap is very common in their district. These 
remarks are, however, distinctly applicable to the Great Tit. 
Sylvia hortensis Bechst. Garden Warbler. A regular summer 
visitant, and fairly common ; perhaps especially so at Wetherby. 
Breeds in several places in the district. 
Regulus cristatus Koch. Goldcrest. Resident, fairly common, 
and generally distributed throughout the district. It breeds 
regularly at Wilstrop and Wetherby, and occasionally in other 
places where there are fir plantations. ; 
Regulus ignicapillus (Brehm). Firecrest. One was caught 
at Whixley, just outside the district, on December 3rd, 1849. 
‘The markings at the side of the head as well as the feathers 
forming the crest (which in the present example are of an 
intense flame colour) sufficiently distinguish the species.’ 
(Garth, Zoologist, 1850, p. 2699). 
Phylloscopus rufus (Bechst.). Chiffchaff. A regular summer 
Visitant, but local; common where it occurs. Breeds in several 
localities in the district. 
Phylloscopus trochilus (Linn.). . Willow Warbler. Summer 
visitant, regular, and exceedingly common. Breeds in all parts 
of the district. 
Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechst.). Wood Warbler. An 
irregular summer visitant and somewhat rare. I have seen it at 
Wetherby, it nests at Ingmanthorpe, and Mr. John Harrison has 
found the nest at Wilstrop. 
Acrocephalus streperus (Vieill.). Reed Warbler. An irregular 
summer visitant,and rare. I have seen it at some old tan-ponds 
full of bullrushes, near to Walton, throughout the summer, and 
feel certain that it breeds there, but have never succeeded in 
finding the nest. Mr. F. Stevens found the nest at Wetherby, 
and possesses two eggs which he took from it. 
Acrocephalus phragmitis (Bechst.). Sedge Warbler. Local 
name, Willow Chit. .A regular summer visitant and exceedingly 
March 18or. 
