452 Alexander Goodman More Scientific Papers. 



A scarce bird, and one whose nest usually escapes observation. 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. 



ORTYGOMETRA BAILLONI (Steh.\ Baillon's Crake. 



Province IV. 



Subprovince 12. 



Lat. 52-53. " Germanic " type. Not in Ireland. 



In the 'Zoologist' for 1859 (p. 6329) will be found Mr. Sealy's 

 account of two nests taken in Cambridgeshire, the only instances in 

 which the bird has been found to breed in this country. 



RALLUS AQUATICUS (Linn.}. Water- Rail. 



Provinces I-XVIII. 



Subprovinces 2-35, 37. 



Lat. 50-60. " British " type, or general. 



Throughout the mainland ; and Messrs. Baikie and Heddle describe 

 it as " found in Orkney all the year." 



GALLINULA CHLOROPUS (Lath.}. Water-hen. 



Provinces I.-XVIII. 



Subprovinces 1-35, 36, 37. 



Lat. 50-60. " British " type, or general. 



To the extreme north of Scotland, extending also to the Outer 

 Hebrides and Orkney, but does not breed in Shetland. 



FULICA ATRA (Linn.}. Common Coot. 

 Provinces I.-XVIII. 

 Subprovinces 1-37. 

 Lat. 50-60. " British " type, or general. 



Like the former, extends to the Hebrides and Orkney, but does not 

 reach Shetland. 



ANSER FERUS (Stefih.}. Grey-lag Goose. 



Provinces [IV.] [VIII.] [X.] [XII.] XVII. XVIII. 

 Subprovinces (11), (12), (19), (22?), (23), (25), 34-36. 

 Lat. 57-59. " Scottish " type. Formerly in Ireland. 



The Grey -lag Goose has long ceased to breed in the fens of Norfolk, 

 Cambridge, Lincoln, and Yorkshire, where the bird is said to have 

 been formerely abundant; and Mr. Gough tells me that it is also 



