42 BIRDS. 



Egton, near Whitby, one shot Nov. 19, 1872 is in the col- 

 lection of Mr. W. Lister, of Glaisdale (Birds of Yorksh., 

 p. 44). 



Normanby, near Whitby, one shot Dec. 30, 1880, in the 

 collection of Mr. J, H. Wilson, of Whitby, who kindly sent 

 it for my inspection. 



Nyctala acadica (GmeL). Acadian Owl. 



Doubtful, a native of North America. 



Beverley, one (Milner, Zool., i860, p. 7104). 



158. Scops giu {Scop.). Scops Owl. 



Accidental visitant from Southern Europe and Northern 

 Africa, of extremely rare occurrence. First recorded as 

 British from Yorkshire specimens. 



Wetherby, one shot, spring of 1805, in the possession of Mr. 

 Charles Fothergill, of York (Mont. Orn. Diet. Supp.). 



Yorkshire, one in the possession of Mr. Foljambe, believed 

 by him to have been shot in the county (Id.). 



Womersley {K\Y\s,fide Morris, 1844). 



Ripley, near Harrogate, a pair of old and two young birds 



(AUis, _/?^^ Morris, 1844). 

 Eshton Hall, near Gargrave, one shot (AUis, 1844). 



Boynton, near Bridlington, one shot, July, 1832 (AUis, Jlde 

 Strickland). 



Driffield, one shot about 1839 (AUis). 

 Sandhutton, one seen (AUis, 1844). 



Egton Bridge, near Whitby, one shot, 1865 (Birds of York- 

 shire, p. 52). 



Scops asio {L.). Mottled Owl. 



Accidental visitant from North America, of extremely rare 

 occurrence. 



Leeds, one shot in Hawksworth Wood, summer of 1852 

 (Hobson, Nat, 1855, p. 169 and plate). This I beUeve to 

 be a genuine occurrence. 



159. Bubo ignavus Forst. Eagle Owl. 



Accidental visitant from Continental Europe, of extremely 

 rare occurrence. 



