BAILLON'S CRAKE 



PLATE CLXXX. FIGURE II. 



Crex baillonii, MACGILLIVRAY. 



Gallinula baillonn, .... TEMMINCK. 



Zapornia baillonii, .... STEPHENS. 



Ortygometra baillonii^ .... SHAW. 



THIS rare visitant was once known to have bred in Nor- 

 folk. Its nest is made near the water's edge, in the 

 moist situations which the bird itself frequents, among long 

 grass, flags, or rushes, and is very difficult to find. Its 

 component parts are the stems and leaves of water-plants, 

 sedge, and grasses. 



The eggs are six to eight in number, and of a regular 

 oval form. Their colour is olive brown, spotted with darker 

 brown. 



Two broods are usually reared in the year, in Southern 

 Europe and in Asia, where the bird is common. 



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