22 BIRDS. 



it in the gorse coverts, and in one solitary instance he found 

 a nest with five eggs, observing the sitting bird from a 

 distance of only a few feet. Hitherto Melbourne in Derby- 

 shire has been considered the most northerly locality in 

 which it has occurred. 



Sub-fam. PHYLLOSCOPIN^. 



29. Regulus cristatus Koch. Golden-crested Wren. 



Resident, generally distributed in suitable localities, but not 

 very numerous ; is also a winter visitant, arriving regularly 

 on the coast about the middle of October, sometimes in 

 immense flocks. 



30. Regulus ignlcapillus (C L. Brehm). Fire-crested 



Wren. 



Casual visitant, of extremely rare occurrence in the winter. 



Whixley, one, Dec. 3rd, 1849 (Garth, ZooL, 1849, p. 2699). 



Huddersfield, one said to have occurred at Armitage Bridge, 

 Sept. 3rd, 1874 (Varley, Nat, 1875, p. 24). 



Whitby, one in the local collection at the Museum 

 (Stephenson, MS.). 



Is also said to have occurred at Woodend, near Thirsk (Allis, 

 1844). There are other records, but the species is much 

 confounded with old males of R. cristatus. 



31. Phylloscopus superciliosus {G??i.). Yellow-browed 



Warbler. 



32. Phylloscopus collybita (Vieiil.). ChifFchaff. 



Summer visitant, generally distributed, and common through- 

 out the woodland districts of central and eastern York- 

 shire, ranging there from north to south; much less 

 numerous in the south-west, while in the north-western 

 dales it is of very rare and exceptional occurrence. 



ZZ- Phylloscopus trochilus (Z.). Willow-Wren. 



Summer visitant, generally distributed, very abundant. 

 Arrives in the middle of April, and leaves late in Septem- 

 ber or early in October. 



34. Phylloscopus sibilatrix {Bechst.). Wood-Wren. 



Summer visitant, local, but not uncommon in woodland dis- 

 tricts where the trees are of considerable growth. Occurs 

 as high as 1350 feet in the woods above Malham Tarn, 

 Arrives after the middle of April. 



