NOTES—-ORNITHOLOGY. be 
*Verrucaria pyrenophora Ach. L. Clapham. A. Malham. 
*Verrucaria saxicola Mass. L. Clapham 
*Verrucaria calcivora Nyl. A. Skipton © Draughton. 
*Verrucaria albida Arn. A. Braithwaite; Cullingworth. 
*Verrucaria intercedens Ny]. A. Cullingworth. 
*Verrucaria spurcella Nyl. A. Malham; Gordale (See 
‘Naturalist,’ January 1892). 
*Verrucaria deminuta Arm. A. Malham. 
*Verrucaria chlorotica Ach. A. Malham. 
*Verrucaria codonoidea Leight. L. Clapham. 
Verrucaria cinerea Pers. W. Bolton Woods. 
Verrucaria analepta Ach. W. Giggleswick. 
*“Verrucaria erratica Mass. A. Parasitic on Parmelia saxatilis. 
*Verrucaria thelostoma Harr. A. Malham. 
“Verrucaria analeptiza Nyl. A. Collected near Keighley in 
year 1817 
*Verrucaria rugulosa Borr. A. Malham. 
*Verrucaria fusco-agrillacea Anzi. A. Malham. 
NOTES—ORNITHOLOG Y. 
Craven Bird-Notes,—Several Whooper Swans shes age musicus) have been 
shot near toe Preston; two out of a ‘herd’ of t ore on the Ribble, 
about January 24th, and another a few days la ter at “Bookilber Rabbit Warren. 
I h 
m 1892—March 19th and 26th, April 14th, October 30th, and Decem 
ms ne also pase nein on January 9th, Pektuney Ist, and February 4th, 1893, so that it 
y be pre: it is the same bird, which - wintered here. EDWARD PEAKE, 
Claciatox School, Settle, February r2th, 
Flamborough Bird-Notes.—This season has brought some very rare species 
that seldom make their appesronce in this part. One of these occurrences is the 
vn ue early spring of the Avocet (Recurvirostra avocetta), of which a pair 
ssio 
wer n for several days, one ; ming my possession 
for phekcive: te) On April 8th the Blackstart (Ruticilla tethys n 
Ay 15th the Redstart (A. phenicurus); an ril 28th oe a rush of 
Whitethroats (Sylvia ripe arrived Headland. Mr, n 
in orms me that mm — a 5 Dotterels (Zudromias rath or on "May 8th at 
Maiden’s Grave ; gth two Hoopoes ( ahi ops) near or 
Hall.—Mattuew ee. Prniateoncts May 18th, 189 
Starlings Ha awking for Flie n M th 
T observed a St tarling (Sturnus vulgaris) fly from an old barn where it had been 
feeding its young. Directly it left the nest it commenced flying 6 and fro, 
catchin g flies, exactly in the manner of the swallow, and when it had obtained 
it flew ba hem. I i 
Catch flies in a desultory manner, at odd times, but never before saw one go about 
’ ion. I can only account for it by the fac t that the long 
continued drought has caused a scarcity ee the usual cart of oes birds, thus 
compelling them to seek an addition from other sources.—RILEY FORTUNE, 
eet May 17th, 1893. 
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