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Astur palumbarius (Linn.). Gos Hawk. Mr. John Harrison 
saw one on the ground at Wilstrop in 1880 ; he was so near to 
the bird that he had no difficulty in recognising it. He went 
into his house for a gun, but when he returned the bird had 
disappeared, and was not seen again. 
Accipiter nisus (Linn.). Sparrow Hawk. Resident and fairly 
numerous, but much harassed by the keepers and farmers, who, 
in addition to shooting and trapping the old birds, destroy the 
eggs and the young ones by firing through the nest, as is done 
with the Magpie and other species which they consider hurtful 
to game birds. ‘The Sparrow Hawk, however, survives this 
continued persecution, and breeds regularly in most of the 
woods throughout the district. 
Milvus ictinus Sav. Kite. Ina MS. dated 1880 the late John 
Tennant wrote :—‘Shot from the nest at Morton by the late 
Charles Harrison, who obtained both birds. _A pair were shot 
in Redhouse Wood by A. Christie, in wet 20 to 30 years ago. 
Pair passed over Wilstrop some years ago.’ Mr. J. Harrison, 
who saw the last-named birds, tells me that the year was 
probably 1874. His attention was directed to the birds (which 
he easily recognised: by their long forked tails) by their being 
mobbed by a large party of Rooks. 
Pernis apivorus (Linn.). Honey Buzzard. An old female 
in the possession of Mr. Harrison was shot by a gamekeeper 
near Wetherby, on June 7th, 1873; and a second example, also 
an adult female, was shot at the same place on June 3rd, 1882, 
and stuffed by Ripley, of York. 
Falco islandus Gmel. Iceland Falcon. ‘In the collection of 
see Bele 4 Oxley, of Ripon, is a fine specimen of the Iceland 
Falcon, which is said to have been shot on Marston Moor, in 
December 1826 or 1836. This bird was purchased by Mr. Oxley 
at the sale of the collection of the late Dr. Hobson, of Leeds’ 
(Clarke, ‘ Birds of Yorkshire,’ p. ro). 
Falco peregrinus Tunstall. Peregrine Falcon. An immature 
female, now in the possession of Mr. John Harrison, was shot 
by his brother, the late Wm. Harrison, at Wilstrop, about 1860, 
This species is quoted as rare in the Leeds district by Denny, 
who mentions it as having occurred at Tadcaster (Ann. and Mag. 
Nat. Hist., 1840 0). 
Falco Subbuteo Linn. Hobby. I am told that the Hobby has 
Occasionally been seen in the district, but the only specific record 
April 1291, 
