NOTES—ORNITHOLOG Y. 
Great Snipe in Derbyshire.—I have pm had an Redgate Be of examining 
a Grats Snipe (Gallinago en which was shot by M E. Vickers, ee 
Boley on the 12th inst. The bird is faite sites up by Webster, of Sheffield 
RLES OLDHAM, Ashton-on- ictbey: October 15th, 1892 
erbyshire.—On Sept. 29th, I saw a female Buzzard 
BP eerag pudetag in popped gies which Webster the Sheffield eegenerreas had in 
hand for goecer It ha d been shot on the previous day, during a grouse 
drive on the Derwent moors, near Ashopton.—CHas. OLDHAM, y Ot on- 
mer October shy 1892. 
Wensleydale, North Yorkshire.—I have just. had 
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The bird, eh is one of the dark variety and a young specimen in first years 
Carperby, Wensleydale, September AeMs 
Flamborough Bird-notes.—Dur he ees few days I jhave observed a 
great many Swallows (Hirinde: rus. fica), Wheate ears (Saxicola enanthe), Wagtails, 
and Redstarts (Ruticz/la phanicurus) making for the Headland, ready to take 
i ure from our shores, 2 enone 
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seen a pure white one. The last week in jeer ete I had brought in a pied 
—— Adages muerula) also th e Grey Shrike (Zanius excubitor), shot by one 
our far Mr. Samuel Haikley, of Bridlington Quay, informs me of shooting, 
endid Egyptian Ge C 
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surprised yesterday to a Sw pac capes! = so late in the season 
ATTHEW BAILEY, Posie "Oct 5th, 1 
Flamborough Bird-notes.—Since last wri I have to report that 
October 9th I observed three more Swifts ‘Coins apus) flying south- wt 
wi ber pose t — 
e 
arvensis), Blackbirds (Zurdius heya rushes (7. mu t ag 
+ 142acUS), Gol 
sh 
no 
man coming from the point of the He ~~ s rand sight to 
see the thousands of Kittiwakes, hundreds flo a gis ng _north.— 
MATTHEW BalI_Ley, Flamborough, Gelber oh id. 
Woodcock Breeding in South- East Yorkshire; also note d near York. 
Mate fee oe May 18th, 1889, in a large wood in South-East Yorkshire, 
ur young cocks s (Seotpas rustica. One of them flew vein 
- rahe pis ct “ne from me, and Ue obtained a full view of it, and notice 
especially the bates markings acro: te back, which heheh plainly visible. aa 
companion (Mr. E. G. Potter, of York) at once shouted out ‘A Woodcock ! an 
said he renin be Ao long beak and thick form of: ate bird, as well rte 
mottled pluma: ds flew heavily for a short distance only, and then sett 
down, and alth Hough bop searched well, we did not succeed in again flushing them. 
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Ue a young pine er ether but gaye I searched the honoree neig me 
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