198 ADDENDA 
much like the meadow pipit (see p. 194) in 
plumage and habits. Noteasit rises from a tree 
only to perch again quickly or as it flits from 
tree to tree, ‘tsee, tsee’ repeated many times. 
The Water-Rai (length 114 inches). Most 
remain with us all the year. A very shy, 
marsh-loving bird, seldom seen unless put out 
of reeds or other water plants by dogs. 
Resembles somewhat the moorhen (which see) 
but has a narrower body, and flies like it with 
legs stretched out behind, but is more like 
the sleek landrail (or corncrake, see below) 
both in shape and plumage and croaking note. 
Plumage, olive brown above, cheeks, neck 
and breast grey, flanks barred white. Flesh 
edible, and delicious. 
The Land-rail or Corncrake (length II 
inches). A summer visitor. Another bird 
seldom seen, but often heard in the cornfields. 
It runs much from place to place, and its 
‘crake, crake’ notes repeated many times 
seem now here and now there.! (I do not be- 
1 They may be imitated by rubbing the finger along 
the teeth of a good sized comb, in one direction, several 
times. 
