in Great Britain during the Nesting-season. 65 
during some one of the summer months is quite insufficient as 
proof of its breeding there. The Purple Sandpiper breeds plen- 
tifully on the highest mountain-tops in the Feeroes; so that it 
is not improbable that it should some day be found nesting in 
Shetland. 
PHALAROPUS HyYPERBOREUS (Lath.). Red-necked Phala- 
rope. 
Provinces XV. XVI.? XVII. XVIII. 
Subprovinces 29, 32 ?, 35, 36, (37). 
Lat. 56°-60°. “Scottish” type. Not in Ireland. 
The Red-necked Phalarope breeds in a few scattered localities 
in the counties of Perth (Colonel Drummond-Hay), Inverness 
(Dr. D. Dewar), Sutherland (Mr. St. John and Mr. Dunbar), 
and in the Outer Hebrides (Captain J. W. P. Orde and Dr. D. 
Dewar). 
Mr. Dunn tells me that the bird is no longer found in Orkney, 
where it used formerly to breed in several of the islands. 
OrryGoOMETRA CREX (Leach). Corn-Crake. 
Provinces I.—X VIII. 
Subprovinces 1-38. 
Lat. 50°-61°.  “‘ British ” type, or general. 
Throughout Great Britain, extending to the western and 
northern isles of Scotland. Perhaps less numerous in the south 
of England, but it is recorded as breeding regularly in every 
county from which I have received any list. 
ORTYGOMETRA PORZANA (Steph.). Spotted Crake. 
Provinces I. IJI.-V. X.-XII.? XIV. ? XV. 
Subprovinees 2, 3, 7, 10-13, 15, 19, 20, 22-24, 2 52, 28 ?, 29-31. 
Lat. 50°-58°. “English ” (or “ British”) type. 
A scarce bird, and one whose nest usually escapes observa- 
tion. It seems to breed in small numbers in a few scattered 
localities from the north to the south of England. 
In Scotland the nest has been found only in Perth, Aberdeen, 
and at Loch Spynie in Elgin. 
