58 RESIDENTS AND MIGRANTS. 
SPOTTED CRAKE. Crex porzana (Linneus). 
A spring and autumn migrant, occasionally re- 
maining to nest in suitable localities. Before the fen- 
lands were so extensively drained, it used to breed 
commonly in the eastern counties of England. 
BAILLON’S CRAKE. Crew bailloni (Vieillot). 
As the nest of this species has several times been 
found in England, and the bird itself has been pro- 
cured in almost every month of the year, it is in- 
cluded in this part of the ‘Handbook’ as a local 
resident. It has only once been obtained in Scotland, 
and once in Ireland, and appears to be almost entirely 
confined, in England, to the eastern counties. 
LITTLE CRAKE. Crex pusilla (Gmelin). 
Has been noticed sufficiently often in England to 
Justify its being placed in this part of the ‘ Hand- 
book. The seasons of the year at which it has been 
killed seem to indicate that it is a spring and autumn 
migrant. On the other hand it may be a scarce 
resident, whose small size and skulking habits cause 
it to be very often overlooked. It has not been met 
with either in Scotland or Ireland. 
MOORHEN. Gallinula chloropus (Linneus). 
Resident, and generally distributed. 
COOT. Fulica atra, Linneus. 
Resident ; but migratory in autumn, and assembling 
in large flocks in winter. 
