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captured in the gardens and even in the areas of 

 the liouses — by the long line of gas-lights which 

 extends almost without interruption from Bruns- 

 wick Terrace to Kemp Town. 



Specimens have been shot near Storrington in 

 the autumn, and seveial were killed during the 

 month of October, ISId, on Henfield Common. 



Little Crake, Grex piLsilla. A little crake 

 was caught alive a few years ago near Beeding 

 chalk-pits (vide Yarrell). I have also seen a 

 specimen in the possession of the proprietor of 

 the Doljjhin Inn at Shoreham, which was shot 

 by himself in that neighbourhood. I am not 

 aware that a third example of this scarce bird 

 has occurred in Sussex. 



Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus. Has frequent- 

 ly been captured on the beach, and in different 

 parts of Brighton, during the period of the vernal 

 migration, under circumstances to which I have 

 already alluded (vide Spotted Crake). About the 

 middle of April, 1842, a couple were taken in 

 East Street, and several on the same morning 

 within the areas of houses on the King's Road 

 and on Brunswick Terrace. 



Moorhen, Gallinula chloi'ojyus. Common on 

 the banks of rivers, brooks, and ditches. 



Common Coot, Fulica atra. Not so generall}- 

 distributed as the last species, but numerous on 



