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often in very considerable numbers, arriving about the same time 

 as the Snow Buntings. 



Sardinian Starling, Sturnus unicolor> de la Marmora. — In 

 1886, Mr. J. Backhouse recognised an apparently immature male 

 of this species in a case of stuffed Starlings belonging to the 

 collection of the York Blue Coat Boys' School, and his diagnosis 

 of the species was subsequently verified by Mr. Dresser, who also 

 saw the bird. A label found in the case stated, "Presd. by G. 

 Wright, 31, Fossgate, 1840; Blk. Starling, shot nr. Howden" 

 (Nat. 1886, p. 307). 



Rose-coloured Starling, Pastor roseus (Linn.). — 1884, 

 Aug. 30th, an adult female shot near Spurn, and another reported 

 to have been seen (Mig. Rep. 1884, p. 53). 



Nutcraker, Nucifraga caryocatactes (Linn.). — 1888, Nov. 6th, 

 one shot at Marsh Chapel, a parish on the Lincolnshire coast, 

 now in the collection of Mr. G. H. Caton Haigh, of Grainsby 

 Hall (Zool. 1889, p. 153 ; Nat. 1889, p. 44). 



Indian Roller, Coracias indicus, Linn. — 1883, Oct. 27th, one 

 shot at Muckton, near Louth, and erroneously recorded at the 

 time as Coracias garrulus, Linn. (Zool. 1884, p. 185); sub- 

 sequently, in September, 1890, when the bird was purchased by 

 me, as C. indicus (' The Ibis,' 1891, pp. 147-8). Museum of 

 Zoology, Cambridge. 



European Bee -eater, Merops apiaster, Linn. — 1880, August 

 16th, one shot at Tetney Haven, now in collection of Mr. T. 

 Marshall, High Wycombe, Bucks (' The Field,' Sept. 11th, 1880 ; 

 Zool. 1880, p. 511). 



Tengmalm's Owl, Nyctala tengmalmi (Gmel.). — 1880, Oct. 

 22nd, a fine adult bird killed on the sand-hills near Saltfleet 

 Haven by Captain Pretyman, then resident with his father at 

 Carlton, near Louth (Zool. 1880, p. 512). 1884, Oct. 18th, a 

 fine adult at Holmpton in Holderness, formerly in Mr. Philip 

 Loten's collection at Easington (Nat. 1884, p. 112). Between 

 1883 to 1885 three near Scarborough ; dates unrecorded (Zool. 

 1886, p. 214). 



Little Owl, Athene noctua (Scop.). — 1884, November, one, 

 now in Mr. J. Whitaker's collection at Rainworth Lodge, taken 

 on board a fishing-smack off Scarborough; and about six months 

 later another was trapped near Seamer, four miles from Scar- 

 borough (Nat. 1885, p. 336). 



