BIBLIOGRAPHY OF 1 884: BIRDS. 



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on the 9di — now in his son's collection. Fieldfare [Ttcrdus pilaris\ arrived 

 October 12th. 



Extraordinary Bag of Partridges \_Perdix dnerea]. Field, October i8th, p. 550. 

 On September 23rd, Earl de Grey killed " single-handed.' near the outskirts 

 of the manor, 151^ brace, 'all gathered.' Is not this the heaviest bag on 

 record for Yorkshire ? 



Thomas Carter. Yorksldre. 

 Breeding of Sed shank {^Toianus calidris\ in North. Yorkshire. Zool., February, 

 pp. 72-73; Naturalist, February, ix. 1 16. 



A pair nested near Masham in the spring of 1883. 

 Notes on Birds' Nests from North Yorkshire. Naturalist, February, ix. 1 17-1 18. 



Detailed record of the 1S83 nesting season at Masham. 

 Notes from North Yorkshire. Field, February 23rd, p. 276. 



Notes on the occurrence of Goosander [Mergiis merganser), Januar}^ loth, 

 and Black-headed Gull {Lams ridihmdiis), February 1st, at Ripon ; Oyster 

 Catchers {Hcematopiis ostralegtis') at Masham. on 2nd and 3rd, after gale from 

 N.E. On the 2nd a 'flock of dark-coloured birds passed over' Masham. 



Arrival of Summer Birds. Field, April 12th, p. 499 ; April 19th, p. 560 ; 

 April 26th. p. 566 : :May 3rd, p. 597 ; May loth, p. 651. 



Dates are given as follows: — At INIasham, N, W. Yorkshire, Chiffchaff 

 \_FIiylloscopiis riif2cs\ March 26th ; Willo\v Wren [/". troc]iiliis\ April 4th ; 

 Sand Martin {Chelidon 7irbica), April 5th; Redstart {Ruticilla phcenicuriis), 

 April 6th ; Swallow \_Hirii}ido rusticn\, April 9th ; Common Sandpiper 

 yfringdides hypoleiicos\ April 13th ; Tree Pipit [Anthus trivialis\ April 

 28th ; Grasshopper Warbler \_Lomstella noevia\ April 29th ; Corn-crake [Crex 

 pratensis\ April 29th: Blackcap {^Sylvia atricapilla\ April 30th; Garden 

 Wai'bler \Sylvia hortensis\ April 30th ; Pied Flycatcher \_Muscicapa atricapiUa\ 

 April 30th : Yellow Wagtail \_Motacilla ra/i], April 30th ; Whinchat \_Pratin- 

 cola riibctra\ April 30th ; Martin [Chelidon 2Lrbica\ April 30th ; Whitethroat 

 \_Sylvia ciirriica\ May 2nd ; Sedge Warbler [Acrocephalns phrag/nitis'] jNIay 

 2nd ; Swift \_Cypsehis ap2is\ May 5th ; and Cuckoo \CiLc21h1s canortis]. May 6th. 



Green Sandpiper \_Toiamcs ochropus] in North Yorkshire. Zool., October, 

 P- 431. 



A party passed Masham in the middle of August. Coincidence of dates of 

 appearance for three years— viz., August 15th, 1880; August i6th, 1883; 

 August 15th, 1884— is noticed. 



Egging on the Coast of Yorkshire. Zool., November, pp. 438-448. 



Details of a fortnight's experience among the birds at Flamborough and 

 Filey, June-July. 



Breeding of the Hawfinch \_CoccotJiraustes vulgaris^ in North Yorkshire. 

 Zool., December, p. 4S7. 



Nest found near Masham with five eggs on 22nd of ]\Iay. A young bird 

 captured in July, 1883, in a net placed to protect the peas. 



W. S. Carter. Yorkshire. 

 Larks \Alaiida arveiisis'] at Midnight. Nat. Hist. Journ., June 15th, viii. 100. 

 Two heard singing at 12.30 p.m.. ]May iith, at Bell Hagg, near Sheffield. 

 J. CiiALOXER. Yorkshire. 

 Goosanders \_MergHs niejganser'] at Newton Kyme. Naturahst, April, ix. 151. 

 Nine seen on the Wharfe, 6th !March. 

 R. W. Chase. Northumberland. 

 Notes on the Terns breeding at the Farne Islands. ]\Iidl. Nat., [March, 

 vii. 67-70. 



Four species visit the islands annually, the Common Tern ( Sterna JJiiviatilis^, 

 Aixtic Tern {S. hiritndo), Roseate Tern [S. doiigalli), and Sandwich Tern 

 March 1885. 



