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NOTES AND QUERIES. 



AVE S. 



Wryneck in Yorkshire. — On June 8th, whilst walking through the 

 park at Studley Royal, near Ripon, I heard the Wryneck (lynx tor- 

 quilla) in full song. It is the first time that I have noticed this bird 

 in Yorkshire during twenty years' residence in the county. — W. 

 Gyngell (Scarborough). 



Notes on the Nesting of the Sparrow-Hawk (Accipiter nisus). — 



May 23rd. — Nest built in a holly-tree, eleven feet from the ground, 

 containing five eggs, this nest, as is very frequent, being near a ride. 

 June 15th. — 7 p.m. Two young hatched. 



17th. — 7 p.m. Four young hatched. One addled egg. No trace 

 of any remains of food in the nest. Probably the young are being 

 fed with small portions only of the prey brought to the nest. 



19th. — 7 p.m. No remains of any food. 



21st. — 7 p.m. Feathers of a small Warbler in nest ; probably 

 Willow- Warbler. The young are evidently now tearing to pieces the 

 "kills " brought to nest. 



30th. — 7 p.m. Feathers only in nest, apparently of young birds, 

 and difficult to name with any certainty. 



July 8th. — Remains of one Pheasant poult and one Jay. 



9th. — Another Pheasant poult. 



11th. — Remains of two Pheasant poults, one Blackbird, two 

 Thrushes. As Pheasants are not very common near at hand, most 

 likely regular visits are being paid to my neighbour's coops. 



12th. — Remains of Jay, Redstart, and Warbler. Two of the 

 young Hawks sitting on branches outside of nest. 



14th. — Remains of Redstart. Four nestlings all in the nest. 



16th. — Remains of two Pheasant poults. No young seen. 



17th. — Remains of young Pheasant, Woodcock, Chaffinch, and 

 Thrush, the latter having been eaten on the ground some few yards 

 distant from tree containing nest. One young Hawk on the nest, 

 another close by, and others not seen, the trees around being so thick 

 it is difficult to locate them unless they chatter. 



18th. — 11 a.m. One young feeding on a Blackbird within the 

 nest. One or more of the other nestlings heard near at hand. Re- 



