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Whitby, one, March, 1872 (Simpson, Zool., 1872, p. 3021). 



Mr. Thomas Stephenson states that the specimen in the local 

 collection at the Whitby Museum was obtained on the 

 Newton House estate, which abounds with larch planta- 

 tions ; and he has it on the authority of Parker, formerly 

 keeper there, that the bird was never lost sight of either in 

 winter or summer, and he (Parker) had no doubt they 

 bred there. 



Thirsk, one shot, preserved by Mr. Robert Lee (Lee, MS.). 



Fam. SITTID^. 



55. Sitta caesia Wolf. Common Nuthatch. 



Resident, local, and far from numerous. Chiefly confined to 

 the older parks, such as Castle Howard, Hovingham, Swin- 

 ton, Hackfall, Walton, Stainborough, and Wharncliffe. 

 Entirely absent from the East Riding. 



Fam. CERTHIIDiE. 



56. Certhia familiaris L. Creeper. 



Resident, generally distributed in wooded districts, but far 

 from numerous. 



Fam. TROGLODYTIDJE. 



57. Troglodytes parvulus Koch. Wren. 



Resident, generally distributed, common ; annually observed 

 on the coast as an autumn immigrant. 



Fam. MOTACILLIDiE. 



58. Motacllla alba L. White Wagtail. 



Casual visitant, of rare occurrence in summer; probably much 

 overlooked, the following being all the instances in which 

 it has been noted : — York, one, July 13, 1848 (Webb, 

 Zool., 1848, p. 2229) ; Wakefield, several occurrences, has 

 once nested there (Talbot, Birds of Wakefield, 1876) ; 

 Bolton Abbey, one, April 12, 1879 (Clarke, Zool., 1880, p. 

 355); Gisburn, one, April 18, 1881. 



59. Motacilla lugubris Temm. Pied Wagtail. 



Resident, generally distributed, abundant in summer, com- 

 paratively few in the winter, for in the autumn the majority 

 depart south, returning in early spring. 



