IIo WAITE: VERTEBRATES OF THE WESTERN AINSTY. 
but not knowing the bird, he had it mounted, and it is nowin 
his possession. The taxidermist told him that it was a ‘ Satin- 
breasted Grebe.’ On seeing the specimen I found it to bea 
Red-throated Diver in winter plumage. 
Podiceps cristatus (Linn.). Great Crested Grebe. I am 
told that it has been obtained on two or three occasions in the 
district in winter, and the Rev. J. W. Chaloner has one which 
he shot at Newton Kyme. 
Tachybaptes fluviatilis (Tunstall). Little Grebe. Dabchick. 
Resident, though not very common. It generally occurs on 
reedy ponds, but also on both the Wharfe and the Nidd. It 
breeds at Wilstrop, and has done so at Ingmanthorpe. 
Procellaria pelagica Linn. Storm Petrel. Mr. John 
Emmet tells me that a specimen was found dead in the garden of 
Toulson Lodge, and ina MS., dated 1880, the late W. J. Milligan, 
of Wetherby, wrote :—‘ A single example passed into my hands 
about three years ago. It was shot at Compton, near Col- 
lingham, but so heavily damaged that I could not set it up. I 
made it into a skin.’ 
Procellaria leucorrhoa Vieill. Leach’s Petrel. Fork- 
tailed Petrel. An example was obtained at Kirk Hammerton 
during the winter of 1850-1 (‘Yorkshire Vertebrata,’ p. 85), 
and the Rev. J. W. Chaloner has an example which was picked 
up dead at Newton Kyme, under a gooseberry bush. 
REPTILES. 
Tropidonotus natrix (Linn... Common Snake. Ringed 
Snake. Locally known as Dung-hill Snake. It occurs at 
several places in the district. I have seen it at Marston, Walton, 
and near to Wetherby; I am told that it also occurs at Newton 
Kyme and Collingham, so it is pretty generally distributed, 
but is nowhere common. At Bickerton, some men who were 
leading manure in the winter came across seven or eight coiled 
together in the middle of the manure-heap. 
Vipera berus Linn. Viper. Adder. I have made assiduous 
search for the Viper in all suitable places that I know of in the 
district, but have never yet found it. I am told that it has been 
seen at Collingham and also at Thorp Arch, but I am not 
satisfied on this point. The Rev. J. W. Chaloner killed one in 
1846 at Deepdale, opposite Thorp Arch Hall, but on the south 
side of the river. It occurs sparsely at Bramham. 
Naturalist, 
