Birds of East Prussia. 513 



CiCONIA NIGRAj L. 



By no means rare, although not found everywhere. No- 

 where else in Germany so numerous as in East Prussia. 



Platalea leucorodia, L. 



Has been killed several times. Bock states that a speci- 

 men was shot in 1719 near Angerburg. In 1822 a pair were 

 shot at Konigsberg. 



Syrrhaptes paradoxus (Pall.). 



During the two well-known invasions many specimens of 

 this bu'd were observed and killed in East Prussia. 



FULICA atra, L. 



Extremely common on the Haffs and on some of the 

 greater lakes, and apparently becoming more and more fre- 

 quent on the smaller waters in several places. 



Gallinula chloropus (L.). 



Very common on the smaller ponds and backwaters of 

 rivers. It does not remain during the winter, as it often does 

 in Western Germany. 



Ortygometra porzana (L.). 



Common. I have found a full clutch of 13 eggs as early 

 as the 10th of May. 



Ortygometra parva (Scop.). 



Specimens are seldom procured, but these birds are, no 

 doubt, much more numerous than they are supposed to be. 

 If there were more ornithologists to search for such birds, 

 probably 0. bailloni would be found also. 



Crex crex, L. 

 Common. 



Rallus aquaticus, L. 



Breeds regularly, but not in great numlers, and is very 

 loca,lly distributed. 



Grus grus (L.) . 



Breeds in many suitable localities. 



Otis tetrax, L. 



Has been shot as a straggler. 



