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Ireland. Great Britain. 
Crex pratensis, Bechst. + 
»  Porzana, Selby. + 
0 Crex Baillonii, Selby. 
0 », pusilla, Selby. 
Gallinula Chloropus, Lath. + 
Fulica atra, Z. + 
R. aquaticus and the two last are resident and common, as 
the species ordinarily are in other countries. Crea pratensis 
is a regular summer visitant, and abundant; C. Porzana a 
species of occasional occurrence at the same season. 
Of Glareola Pratincola, four individuals are on record as 
British. Crex Baillonii and C. pusilla are very rare visitants 
to England. 
Order 5.—NATATORES. 
Fam. Anatide. 
Sub-Fam. Anserine. 
Treland. Great Britain. 
Anser palustris, Flem. + 
» ferus, Flem. ae 
»  Erythropus, Flem. + 
»  Bernicla, Flem. : + 
»  Brenta, Flem. + 
0 Anser ruficollis, Pall. 
0 Plectopterus Gambensis, Steph. 
Cygnus ferus, Ray. + 
»  Bewickii, Yarr. + 
A. ferus (A. Segetum, Steph.), A. Erythropus (A. albifrons, 
Steph.), 4. Bernicla and A. Brenta are regular winter visitants 
to Ireland, the two last, but more especially 4. Brenta, being 
in great numbers in their very different places of abode. 4. 
palustris (A. ferus, Steph.) is much more rare than the two 
first mentioned : at one period it bred in this country, but has 
long since ceased to do so. 
Wild Swans are seen every winter in some parts of Ireland, 
but it cannot be positively stated of either C. ferus or C. 
Bewickhii, that it is a regular winter visitant ; that one or both 
may be so considered is a fair inference, from the same lakes 
being annually visited by ‘ wild Swans.” Of both species I 
have seen examples, which were obtained in the north, east, 
and west of the island; C. Bewichzi is of much more frequent 
occurrence than C. ferus. ‘The Egyptian Goose (Anser 
egyptiacus) and Canada Goose (Anser Canadensis) have at 
different times been shot on the Irish coast: the former species 
had doubtless escaped from ponds; the latter, too, had in all 
probability done so. 
