76 BACKHOUSE : OCCURRENCE OF THE LITTLE OWL IN YORKSHIRE. | 
distinct, for while the denticle upon the outer lip is stronger, and 
the tooth at base of columella though of similar size is different in 
character, there would seem to be a total absence of the peculiar 
winding columellar lamella which is so conspicuous a feature in 
A. tridens, and has been supposed to represent the Clausium of the 
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denticle in the figure of A. ¢ridens. On the penultimate whorl there is 
merely a slight denticle to represent the twin spirally windings 
lamellz present in its ally. : 
The first specimen seen of this species was exhibited at a con q 
versazione of the Chester Natural History Socicty in 1886, as Pupa — 
secale, and forwarded to me at my request by Mr. G 
Shrubsole, who informed me that the specimen had been found in 
orth Wales 
Another specimen was detected in 1895 in the collection of 
Mr. Alfred Leicester, of Liverpool, by Mr. R. Standen, and at his 
suggestion forwarded to me. This last specimen was found by 
Mr. Leicester in 1893 by a stream-side in a wood at Ingletom, — 
Yorkshire, and is absolutely identical in its character with the Wels 
specimen. The illustration is from a photograph of the Ingletom 
example 
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THE LITTLE OWL IN YORKSHIRE. 
_ JAMES BACKHOUSE, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., 
Daleside, Harrogate. 
REALIZING to the full the meagre nature of the chronicles relating 
to the occurrence of the Little Owl (A+hene noctua) in Yorks! ire, 
is with no little satisfaction that I have to record the capture 
a beautiful example near York. 
The specimen in question is an adult female, and was shot i 
the neighbourhood of Escrick, near York, on December 24th, ae 
being taken in the flesh to Mr. Edward Allen, of Feasgate, 
mounted it very ably ok 
The Little Owl Lee noctua) is resident throughout most 0 
Europe south of Scandinavia, but in this country occurs only as 
a very rare visitor. The accidental occurrence in Yorkshire 
peculiar little bird is the more interesting, following that of 0 
n ca 
noctua, though presumably it hailed from much nearer home 
was the case with Offs macqueenit. 
