THE BIRDS OF HELIGOLAND 517 



In Heligoland Fulica atra has been the only species hitherto 

 met with. 



310. Common Coot [BLASSHUHN]. 

 FULICA ATRA, Linn. 



Heligolandish : Waterhennick= Water-hen. 



Fulica atra. Naumann, ix. 635. 



Common Coot. Dresser, vii. 327. 



Foulqv.e macroule. Temminck, Manuel, ii. 706, iv. 444. 



This peculiar bird-form is also a very rare occurrence on this 

 island. During all the time I have been collecting, perhaps from 

 six to eight Coots have been shot while swimming on the sea near 

 the island, in most occasions late in the autumn. 



The nesting range of this species extends over the whole of 

 central Europe and Asia, and as far as 60 D N. latitude. 



