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Sheldrake. Tadorna vulpanser. A male shot, out of a party of four, 

 on Hayshaw Moor, near Pateley, on the 6th December, 1884. 



Mallard. Anas boscas. Resident in limited numbers ; common in 

 winter. 



Teal. Querquedula crecca. Resident; breeding on the moors, and 



in 1885 on the lakes at Eagle Hall, the residence of the 



Hon. H. E. Butler. 

 Wigeon. Mareca penelope. A common winter visitant. 

 Pochard. Fuligula ferina. Several have been shot in the dale, 



one of which is in the Bewerley collection. 

 Scaup. Fuligula marila. A male caught on the Nidd at Pateley, 



on the 30th of January, 1885, is now in the possession of Mr. L 



Sinclair. 



Common Scoter. (Edemia nigra. A casual visitant on migration. 



Several specimens have been obtained. 

 Ring Dove. Columba palumbus. A common resident, locally 



known as the 'cooshat' 

 Stock Dove. Columba cenas. Resident, and rather common at 



Guyscliffe. Often called the ' rock dove.' 

 Pheasant. Phasianus colchicus. Common resident. 

 Partridge. Perdix cinerea. A resident, common in the lowlands 



and occurring sparingly on the moors. 

 Common Quail. Coturnix communis. Mr. Smith Metcalf found a 



nest in a field at Fellbeck, in the summer of 1870. One shot at 



North Oaks, on the 7th of September, 1885, by Mr. C. T. Naylor. 

 Red Grouse. Lagopus scoticus. A common resident on the 

 • moorlands. A cream-coloured variety shot in the dale, is 



described in the Naturalist for January 1886. 

 Black Grouse. Tetrao tetrix. Many were turned down a few 



years ago by the late Mr. John Yorke, but soon disappeared, 



though several have been shot during recent years. 

 Water Rail. Rallus aquations. Three specimens have been 



obtained, one on October 30th, 1884, on Hardcastle Moor, and 



the last was shot on the 21st of October, 1885, at Wilsill, near 



Pateley. 



Land Rail. Crex pratensis. A common summer visitant, locally 

 known as the ' daker hen.' Has nested on Greenhow Hill 

 (1,400 feet). 



Moorhen. Gallinula chloropus. A rather common resident, and 

 known here, as elsewhere in Yorkshire, as the 'water-hen.' 



Coot. Fulica atra. A casual visitant, only once known to have 

 occurred, at Middlesmoor, where one was captured in autumn 

 of 1884. 



July 1886. 



