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Title: The birds of Yorkshire : being a historical account of the avi-fauna of the County
Year: 1907 (1900s)
Authors: Nelson, Thomas Hudson, d. 1916 Clarke, William Eagle, 1853-1938 Boyes, F
Subjects: Birds -- England Yorkshire
Publisher: London : A. Brown
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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g was shared by thelate George Wilkinson). The second portion is worked byWilliam Wilkinson and his mates, who climb as far as BucktonLordship, about half a mile, and they also have the BemptonLane-end field ; then William Chandler has Mainprize cliff,and a small part beyond ; whilst the Hodgsons climb theBuckton end to Raincliff, comprising a stretch of about three-quarters of a mile in length. Within the past two or three years a few Guillemotshave taken up their quarters on the Gristhorpe Cliff, nearScarborough, but are not sufficiently numerous to repay thelabour of climbing. At Flamborough, where the birds hadbecome scarce, the fishermen climbed irregularly and inter-mittently until the year 1903, when a gang led by E. Majorcommenced to climb more methodically. The ropes used are of strong stout hemp, 300 feet in length,and are renewed about every second year. In wet weatherlittle climbing can be done as the ropes become slippery, or greasy as it is called, and difficult to work.
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J. Hodgson seeking Razorbills eggs. See page 710. COMMON GUILLEMOT. 715 We will in imagination accompany a party of dimmers on a fine morning, and, having arrived at cliff, find all inreadiness for the descent. The dimmer dons what arelocally called the breeches, an arrangement consisting oftwo broad loops of flat rope with a belt attached, whichis securely buckled around his waist, and to the front ofthe belt is fastened the body or waist rope. Hishat is thickly padded to protect his head from falling stones,and on the arm which uses the guide-rope he wears a leathersheave, termed a hand-leather ; his boots have toe-plateswith edges turned down like a horses shoe to enable him towalk on the slippery ledges ; over each shoulder is slung astout canvas bag ; and a long stick, with a hook fixed atone end, for the purpose of raking eggs out of crevices andcrarmies, completes his outfit. A hand, or guide rope ismade fast to an iron stake driven firmly into the ground,and the slack is throw

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