5Q6 Alexander Goodman More Scientific Papers. 



PHASIANID^:. 



*PhasianUS COlchicus (Linn.) Pheasant. 



Well established and breeds throughout Ireland, especially where 

 protected. But is not a native bird. 



*Perdix cinerea (Lath.) Partridge. 



Resident and formerly more abundant than at present. Two 

 specimens of the variety, which is called P. montana by Sir 

 W. Jardine, are in the Museum. 



'Coturnix communis (Bonn.) Quail. 



A few breed regularly in the North-east, and occasionally in other 

 parts of Ireland. Most of these remain throughout the winter, 

 but the bird has very much decreased of late years. A nest 

 at [Ballybrack in 1891 (Mr. E. Williams}. Was formerly 

 common. Reappeared in 1893. 



ORDER FULICARLE. 



*Crex pratensis (Bechst.) Land Rail. Corn-Crake. 



Regular summer visitor. A few stragglers have occasionally been 

 killed in winter. 



*Porzana maruetta (Leach). Spotted Crake. 



Rare visitor, usually occurring in autumn. The nest has been 

 twice found in Roscommon ( Waiters), and a young bird with 

 some down in Kerry (Thompson}. 



Porzana parva (Scop.) Little Crake. 



Has once occurred. At Balbriggan, nth March, 1854. (Zoolo- 

 gist}, 1854, p. 4298.) The specimen reported by Mr. Reeves 

 (Fowler in Ireland, p. 252) is, I understand, a Spotted Crake. 



Porzana Bailloni (Vieillot). Baillon's Crake. 



Very rare. Only two specimens have been obtained, viz. : one 

 near Youghal (Thompson) ^ and one at Tramore, Waterford,t 

 (Zoologist, 1882, p. 113), both of which I have examined. 

 A supposed Baillon's Crake shot at Kanturk was very kindly 

 shown to me by Mr. Longfield, and proved to be only a Spotted 

 Crake. 



fThe specimen from Tramore is now in the Museum, 'having been kindly 

 presented by Dr. J. R. Burkitt. 



