THE BIRDS OF BRECONSHIRE. I05 
many large bogs in this county it is 
never seen, on others it is invariably 
to be found. On the numerous bogs on 
the Eppynt Hills, over which I had the 
privilege of shooting for many years, I 
have never seen it, whilst on the Trath, 
a large bog on Mynydd Illtyd, near 
Brecon, it is to be found every year; 
but the favourite spot for them in this 
county is in the large bog at Onllwyn, 
and here in the early part of the shoot- 
ing season I invariably used to flush 
several, and many breed in this place. I 
one day flushed six and killed four, three 
of which were birds of the year. The 
station-master who was then at Onllwyn 
informed me that there were two broods 
of them hatched in that part of the bog 
close to the station that year. This is 
an enormous bog, the middle of it being 
very deep, and about half a mile of it 
absolutely unapproachable, thus forming 
a secure retreat for many waterbirds. 
From the thickness of the reeds it is 
almost impossible to beat this stronghold 
of the Spotted Crake with dogs, and 
many have been lost in attempting it. 
I generally find them where a warm 
spring runs in a little rivulet through 
