578 . ADDENDUM 



CAROLINA CRAKE. Porzana Carolina (Linnaeus). 



An immature male of this species was obtained in Tiree, 

 Inner Hebrides, on October 25th, 1901, by Mr. E. Lort 

 Philipps, who exhibited it at a meeting of the British 

 Ornithologists' Club, held November 20th, 1901. The 

 specimen was examined by Dr. R. Bowdler Sharpe (Bull. 

 B.O.C., vol. xii, p. 26 ; F. G. Gunnis, Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 

 1902, pp. 9, 10). 



BAILLON'S CRAKE. Porzana bailloni (Vieillot). 



A specimen of this Crake was obtained near Thurso in 

 September, 1898 (W. Arkwright, Ann. Scot. Nat. Hist., 

 1899, p. 50). 



WATER-HEN. Gallinula Moropus (Linnaeus). 



In the ' Field,' November 7th, 1903, p. 803, Mr. A. C. 

 Smith mentions an instance of a Water-hen which was 

 captured on a Dundee trawler sixty-five miles east of the 

 Bell Rock. 



GREEN-BACKED GALLINULE. Porphyrio smaragdonotus 

 (Temnrinck). 



A specimen of this Gallinule was obtained on Hickling 

 Broad, Norfolk, on October llth, 1902 (J. H. Gurney, 

 4 Zoologist,' 1903, p. 135). 



CRANE. Grus communis (Bech stein). 



An immature Crane was obtained at the Pentland 

 Skerries, about May 3rd, 1903 (James Tomison, Ann. Scot. 

 Nat. Hist., 1903, pp. 186, 187). 



GREAT PLOVER. (Edicnemus scolopax (S. G. Gmelin). 



A Great Plover was obtained at Towyn, Merionethshire, 

 on January 6th, 1903, by Mr. D. W. Kirkley. This appears 

 to be the first example recorded from North Wales (H. E. 

 Forrest, ' Zoologist,' 1903, p. 154). 



PRATINCOLE. Glareola pratincola (Linnaeus). 



A male example of this species was shot at Jury Gap, 

 Romney Marsh, on May 30th, 1903, by Mr. Southerden. 

 It was seen in the flesh by Dr. Ticehurst, who exhibited 



