. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . very fine adult male example, in summer plumage,was obtained by Dr. Steward of Harrogate, on 28th September1897, at Easington, near Spurn, and was seen shortly after-wards by Messrs. H. Saunders, W. Eagle Clarke, and The irides were dark coloured, and the legsand feet ochreous yellow. This individual is now in theRoyal Scottish Museum. alpina (L.). Resident, breeding in limited numbers, and irregularly, on thefells of the west and north-west, and sparingly on the Tees a


. The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County . very fine adult male example, in summer plumage,was obtained by Dr. Steward of Harrogate, on 28th September1897, at Easington, near Spurn, and was seen shortly after-wards by Messrs. H. Saunders, W. Eagle Clarke, and The irides were dark coloured, and the legsand feet ochreous yellow. This individual is now in theRoyal Scottish Museum. alpina (L.). Resident, breeding in limited numbers, and irregularly, on thefells of the west and north-west, and sparingly on the Tees abundant as a winter visitant to the coast, particularly at theTees and Humber estuaries, arriving in August and September, anddeparting in April and May. A few non-breeding birds remain through-out the summer. The earliest allusion to this in Yorkshire is in theNorthumberland Household Book, begun in 1512. In thelist of birds to be provided for my Lordes owne Mees is found Styntes so they be after 6 a id. ; and later, amongstthe provisions at the marriage feast of Sir John Nevilles.


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