. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . e from time immemorial in the Flam-borough and Bempton districts ; Foolish Guillemot was aterm used in the Allan MS. (1791) ; Wullock is the Redcarname ; at Whitby it is called Noddy, and Murre is anotherYorkshire name ; the nestling is called Kell-bird or Willock,derived from its cry, abbreviated to Wilk at latter name was rendered by Dr. Richardson (1724) asWhillock. The Ringed variety is Silver-eyed, or Ring-eyed,Scoot. BRUNNICHS GUILLEMOT. Uria bruennichi {E. Sabine). Accidental winter v

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. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . e from time immemorial in the Flam-borough and Bempton districts ; Foolish Guillemot was aterm used in the Allan MS. (1791) ; Wullock is the Redcarname ; at Whitby it is called Noddy, and Murre is anotherYorkshire name ; the nestling is called Kell-bird or Willock,derived from its cry, abbreviated to Wilk at latter name was rendered by Dr. Richardson (1724) asWhillock. The Ringed variety is Silver-eyed, or Ring-eyed,Scoot. BRUNNICHS GUILLEMOT. Uria bruennichi {E. Sabine). Accidental winter visitant from the Arctic regions. Although for some years included in the British list,this northern Guillemot, which is a rare visitant to theseIslands, had not been chronicled from Yorkshire,* until thewinter of 1894, when the memorable incursion of LittleAuks and other northern sea-fowl took place. On 7thDecember in that year a Guillemot, obtained in the North * I am aware that one or two examples had been previously obtainedat Bridlington, one of which occurred in December ^ /.

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