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FIELD NOTES. 
BIRDS . 
Red-necked Grebe near Selby. — On February 4th last,, 
a pair of these Birds was flushed by a local gunner on the 
Black -Fen; one bird was shot. — J. F. Mush am, Selby, Feb. 
10th, 1922. 
Bulwer’s Petrel near Scarborough. — A Bulwer’s Petrel 
(Bulweria bulweri J. & S.) was washed ashore at Scalby Mills 
on February 28th, 1908. It was found by Mr. A. W. Linfoot, 
who, in spite of its somewhat bad condition, managed to 
preserve and set up the bird, and he has recently very kindly 
presented it to the Yorkshire Museum.* We have a further 
specimen obtained at Tanfield in 1837. — Walter E. Collinge. 
Rare Birds in East Yorks. — I was recently visiting a 
cottage in a remote corner of the East Riding, and I was 
surprised to find that, in a very restricted area, the following 
birds, amongst others, had been taken by the occupant, within 
very recent times: — Montagu’s Harrier, Peregrine, Black 
Tern, Dotterel, Great Crested Grebe, Great Grey Shrike, Little 
Owl, Hoopoe, Stone Curlew, Little Auk. — Chas. F. Procter, 
Hull, Feb. 18th, 1922. 
Bird Notes from Huddersfield. — The prolonged spell 
of severe frost at the end of January and early February 
was responsible for some unusual movements among birds. 
The usually shy Hedge Accentor was driven to feeding in the 
streets of the town along with the House Sparrow. On 
January 22nd my children reported having seen a strange 
bird in the garden. I did not see it that day, but fortunately 
it frequently came during the day following. Its build and 
antics determined it at once as a Tit, and its size was midway 
between the Blue Tit and Oxeye. Its colouring resembled 
that of the Marsh Tit, but it had a pronounced pale streak 
over the crown from the base of the bill down the back of the 
head. Possibly it was a foreign ‘ escape.’ On February 
12th, a Fieldfare visited the food-table in my garden (which 
is quite in a populous part of the town). Directly the frost 
broke, Robins, Sparrows, and other common birds, began 
mating. — Charles Mosley, Huddersfield. 
* i.e., The Museum, York, as the name properly appears on that 
museum’s note-paper. Dr. Collinge refuses to allow this note to appear 
unless the name ‘ Yorkshire Museum ’ is given. His may have been a 
‘ Yorkshire ’ Museum a century or so ago, but to-day other museums in 
the county cause the name ‘ York ’ Museum to be more accurate and 
desirable . — E d . 
Naturalist^ 
