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MOOR-KEN. 



WATEB-HEN. COMMON GALLINCLE. MOAT-HEN. MOOE-COOT. 

 MAESH-HEN. 



Gallinula chloropus, PENNANT. MONTAGU. 



Fulica chloropus, BEWICK. FLKMING. 



Gallinula ? Chloropus. Chloros Green. Pous A foot. 



THIS is a well-known bird throughout the continent of 

 Europe, as in Holland, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, 

 but is least plentiful in Russia, Denmark, and Sweden. In 

 Asia, it occurs in Siberia, Asia Minor, the countries between 

 the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, and in Persia. In Africa 

 it is also indigenous, even to the Cape. 



In Yorkshire the Moor-Hen is plentiful in most parts, but 

 is said to be less so near Halifax and Hebden Bridge. 



In Ireland it is common and indigenous. 



In Orkney, while the Loch of Aikerness existed, it was 

 abundant in that vicinity. It is, however, pretty common in 

 various directions. It is found in several parts of Sanday. 

 A few pairs have built their nests for some years in the 

 meadow of Crantit, near Kirkwall. 



Its haunts are among rushes, reeds, sedge, osiers, or 

 brushwood of any kind, by the sides of ponds, lakes, moats, 

 streams, and rivers, preferring such of the latter as are more 

 'slow and still,' or those parts of them that are so. 



The Moor-Hen, if unmolested, though of a shy nature, soon 

 becomes very familiar and tame, and will feed with domestic 

 poultry, little heeding the approach of man. It is in fact, 

 even in its wild state, so to speak, a 'derni-semi' domesticated 

 species. I have seen them on waters where they are not 



