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TRINGA ALPINA (Linn.}. Dunlin. 



Provinces VI. ? IX. ? X.-XVIII. 



Subprovinces 17?, 21 ?, 22-38. 



Lat. 52 or 53-61. " Scottish " type, or northern. 



The Dunlin has been reported to breed in Devonshire on the 

 authority of Dr. Moore, but I have not been able to obtain any cor- 

 roboration of this statement. The bird is also considered to nest in 

 Pembrokeshire (Mr. Tracy] and in Cheshire (Mr. Brockholes}, but 

 some confirmation of these localities seems desirable. 



There is good authority for its breeding in both divisions of York- 

 shire, and thence northwards throughout Scotland. 



Obs. The Purple Sandpiper (Tringa martttma}\i3iS been supposed 

 to breed within the limits of the British Islands, but the nest has never 

 been found ; and the habits of the Grallce are such that the mere 

 occurrence of a species at any particular spot during some one of the 

 summer months is quite insufficient as proof of its breeding there. The 

 Purple Sandpiper breeds plentifully on the highest mountain-tops in the 

 Faeroes ; so that it is not improbable that it should some day be found 

 nesting in Shetland. 



PHALAROPUS HYPERBOREUS (Lath.}. Red-necked Phalarope. 



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. 



ORTYGOMETRA CREX (Leach}. Corn-Crake . 



Provinces I. -XVIII. 



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 (Stefih.}. Spotted Crake. 



Provinces I. III.-V. X.-XII. ? XIV. ? XV. 

 Subprovinces 2, 3, 7, 10-13, X 5 J 9> 20 > 22-24, 25 ?, 28?, 29-31. 

 Lat. 50-58. " English " (or " British ") type. 



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