452 On the IJinIs uf Alderneij. [Ibis, 



flights in his book ; so it would seom as i£ Guernsey were 

 rather out of their line of migration. 



There would seem to be reasons, indicated above, which 

 might account for these birds not remaining over the second 

 night. 



Gallinula chloropus. The Moorhen. 



Occasionally met with in winter, and it would appear 

 from the following account that it probably sometimes 

 breeds here, which I should not think unlikely. I saw one 

 shot at the bottom of my garden in the autumn of 1919. 

 L. says : — " I have shot seven at various times and killed 

 the eighth on the 21st of January, 1914. During the 

 summer of 1916 there were eight in the Longy pond — cocks 

 and hens. I watched them daily for hours playing about 

 on the edge of the pond, and think they must have bred 

 there." 



Fulica atra. The Coot. 



L. tells me that he has seen at least two, which were shot 

 here at different times many years ago. This is the only 

 record I have for it. 



Columba palumbus. The Wood-Pigeon. 



The Wood-Pigoon is common as a bird of passage, espe- 

 cially during spring, when it often arrives in large flocks 

 towards the latter end of April or beginning of May, and 

 only remains a short time. Its late arrival is somewhat 

 curious, as in England it is an early breeder. It is also met 

 with in small numbers in the late summer, when the harvest 

 is being gathered and at odd times durino- the winter months. 

 I have not found it breeding hero. 



Colnmha livia. The Rock-Dove. 



One or two of these birds frequent the island throughout 

 the year, and despite its small numbers it can, I think, 

 be looked upon as a resident. I found a pair nesting here 

 during the last season (1920), and expect that a pair or two 

 do so regularly. 



