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Mr. Srivens, in his beautiful collection, has a case of six Quails 
which were shot by the late Dr. McEwen and himself out of a 
bevy of eight or ten, at Nannerch, about twenty years ago. 
Fairly common about Holywell and Caerwys some years 
[A.O.W.] Heard twice near Holywell [A. Dicx.] Sir Pyers 
Mostyn tells me that he has frequently seen bevies at Axton, in 
the parish of Llanasa. 
The late Mr. J. Price writes: “Quails visited the Eglwys Fach 
district trregudarly in my time. I have heard them, I believe, in 
the low ground by Prestatyn.” 
Last year (1893) they were again abundant throughout the 
country, including our district. They were frequently heard in 
the fields adjoining the Dee cop [8.C., H.D.]; and were reported 
also from Saughall [T.A.B.]; -and Aldford [R.J.S.] In Wales 
several were killed at Bodidris, having bred there [R.H.V.K.]; 
and others in the neighbourhood of Wrexham [R.H.V.K.] Near 
Holt, Mason Leapserrer, early in September, shot five out 
of a bevy of eight, the young birds having been hatched in an 
adjoining quarry. Mr. Barnard himself shot seven at Llan- 
dyrnog. They were also shot at Denbigh [Field]; Rhyl [Spec. 
Coll. G.M.]; and Maesmor [W.K.] Mr. Barzs, of Gyrn Castle, 
shot one at Axton [Sir P.M. ] 
* About twenty years ago a Quail was shot in the court-yard 
of Nant-y-ffrith by Mr. R. V. Kyrxe, on New Year’s Day.” 
[R.H.V.K.] 
Order FULICARIZ. 
** Crex pratensis. Lanp Ratt. 
A common summer visitor; usually first heard about the 
beginning of May. In 1892 a female was picked up under the 
telegraph wires at Helsby, on April 7. It had been feeding on 
beetles. 
«A summer visitor ; sometimes common.” (Br. p. 13.) 
* Porzana maruetta. Spotrep Crake. 
Occasionally met with in autumn. 
“ One was picked up dead some years ago by a labourer, at the 
end of summer or beginning of autumn, under the telegraph wires 
on the Neston and Chester road, near Ness.” (Br. p. 13.) 
One was shot at Great Sutton in a turnip field, by the late 
Rev. E. A Pircarrn Campsett, of Vicar’s Cross, on October 13, 
1888 [Coll. G.M.] Another was killed a few days afterwards in 
the Upton Nurseries [Coll. G.M.} . 
A male was picked up at Hoole, Chester, on September 11, 
1889, the stomach of which was found by Mr. NeEwsTEaD to 
contain quartz, pebbles, and three or four skins of Lepidopterous 
larve [Coll. W.H.D.] 
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