BIRDS. 6i 



249. Ectopistes migratorius (Z.). Passenger Pigeon. 



Accidental visitant from North America, of extremely rare 

 occurrence. 



Mulgrave, near Whitby, female shot, Oct. 12, 1876 (Hancock, 

 Nat. Hist. Trans. North. & Durh., vol. v. p. 337 j Zool, 

 1877, p. 180). Doubtless an escape. 



Fam. PTEROCLIDJE. 



250. Syrrhaptes paradoxus {Pall). Pallas's Sand- 



Grouse. 



Accidental visitant from the Asiatic Steppes, of extremely 

 rare occurrence. 



A careful computation of the numbers which visited this 

 county during the memorable irruption of the summer of 

 1863, shows that no less than 80 birds were observed in 

 different localities, and that 24 of them were obtained. It 

 is probable that, from the roving disposition of this 

 species, identical birds would be recorded for more than 

 one locality. 



Order 2. GALLIN-ffi. 

 Fam. PHASIANID^. 



251. Phasianus colchicus L. Pheasant. 



Semi-domesticated, resident, generally distributed, abundant. 



252. Caccabis rufa (Z.). Red-legged Partridge. 



Resident in various parts of the county, but in extremely 

 limited numbers, and only very occasionally shot. Mr. A. 

 G. More (Ibis, 1865) mentions this bird as breeding 'very 

 rarely ' in West Yorkshire. There is no evidence that I 

 am aware of to show that this species has been introduced 

 into the county. 



253. Caccabis petrosa {Gm). Barbary Partridge. 



Accidental visitant from Northern Africa, of extremely rare 

 occurrence. 



