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had little hesitation in recording from his observation alone a visit of 
Chen hyperboreus to this country. Confirmation, however, to a 
certain extent at any rate, was forthcoming in the course of the next 
few days in the shape of letters to the ‘ Field’ from people who had 
seen similar birds in other parts of the country. Thus in that 
journal of the 24th January, Mr. Henry Sharp wrote that on the 
16th he had seen near Beverley, in Yorkshire, three large white birds 
with black tips to their wings, which he strongly suspected were 
Snow Geese ; and in the same paper of 31st January there appeared 
a letter fous the Rev, H. A. Macpherson, of Carlisle, giving 
particulars of four birds which he and a friend had met with upon 
the Solway, and which they had quite satisfied- themselves were of 
this species. These latter birds, wrote Mr. Macpherson, had been 
first observed near Allonby on 3rd January, and appeared to have 
remained in the neighbourhood for nearly a month 
he close similarity between the dates of arrival at Holy Island 
and upon the western shores of Great Britain is very interesting, and 
so far as I am aware there is no previous record of the species in 
this, the most northern county of England. 
NOTES—ORNITHOLOG Y. 
Large Raptorial Birds haps the ie eae cag te Pa In the latter half of 
November there was a distinct immigrat f some of the larger birds of prey. 
A Rough-legged Buzzard reread co v Lago presumably a young bird, was shot 
near Grimsby about the 18t I sa ys later in Mr. Jefferies’ shop at 
that place. A second was obtained ety Easington be ip on the 18th, 
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from seaward, and alight on some railings near Kilnsea Warren House. e sa’ 
it looked a rather lighter coloured bird than the one he shot in 1889, but was 
quite as large, and would be fully seven feet across the wings. Perhaps this was 
one of the pair recorded by Mr. M. Bailey (Nat., 1891, p. 372) as recently seen 
at Flamborough Head.—JoHNn Corpgavx, Eaton Hall, efford, Dec. 4th, 1891. 
Albino Starling in the Isle of Man.—On e 3rd of October last an 
— Starling (Sternus vulgaris) was shot near Colby i in this island. It was se 
rm creamy white, the only colour being a few extremely minute spots on 
pi top of the skull. Later in the same month a Stormy Petrel (Procellaria 
pelagica), was found dead on the shore at Port Erin ; it was a fine s ena in 
good plumage, and perfectly fresh. Both birds were preserved by G. A bird- 
stuffer, of Douglas. —J. C, BAcon, Seafield, St. Anne, Isle of ‘Man, Fm 26th. 
Ortolan Bunting near Bedale.—On pauslogiing the birds i 
I find I have a skin (mnale) ies of this species es (Eméeriza h hes ticketel “Bedale 
Yorks, July 9, 1882.’ This was in a lot which I bought from the executors of 
the late James Varley, of Almondbury Bank, Huddersfield.—S, L. Mosixy 
Huddersias December 2nd, 1891. 
Jan, 1892. 
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