. Ornithological miscellany . ;^-- O CO b ^.2 TC- X s^ •^::-*|f o ^ v^;^.^ D o jr O ^ • t * o CD : T_ ^^ m:^ 5 5 J .> • £ S a. .i ^ O g CO . l^^:^ i 03 23 5 5 oen o 1—r oo I—Io. ON FLAMBOROUGH HEAD. By Mr. G. D. ROWLEY.(Plates ) They told how sea-fow^s pinions over Whitbys towers they , sinking down with flutterings do their homage to the Saint. Marmion. Flamborough Head is perhaps one of the most enjoyable places mEngland to the ornithologist, now that it is no longer a scene of this spot Mr. Keulemans went from London at my request
. Ornithological miscellany . ;^-- O CO b ^.2 TC- X s^ •^::-*|f o ^ v^;^.^ D o jr O ^ • t * o CD : T_ ^^ m:^ 5 5 J .> • £ S a. .i ^ O g CO . l^^:^ i 03 23 5 5 oen o 1—r oo I—Io. ON FLAMBOROUGH HEAD. By Mr. G. D. ROWLEY.(Plates ) They told how sea-fow^s pinions over Whitbys towers they , sinking down with flutterings do their homage to the Saint. Marmion. Flamborough Head is perhaps one of the most enjoyable places mEngland to the ornithologist, now that it is no longer a scene of this spot Mr. Keulemans went from London at my request; and Ihere set the results before the reader. The lithographs are from faithful sketches taken by him, June 5th and6th, 1877, for this work. Yorkshire has always been famous for its birds and the interest takenin them by its inhabitants ; for even the fair ladies of York formerlywore the blown eggs of Hedge-Sparrows as earrings. This we read inRays Willughby (Preface), 1678. It may be beheved that diamondswere scarce in those days. But these northern belles were surpassed in their love of birds by the c 2 13 • FLAMBOROUGH HEAD. Vicar of Morwenstow, the Rev. Robert Steph
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