170 THE ZOOLOGIST. 
The Great Plover, or Thick-knee, is also rare in the county, 
only one occurrence—near Swansea in ]885—having come to my 
knowledge. 
The Greenshank and Spotted Redshank occur but rarely ; the 
Common Redshank is very numerous along the coast, during the 
winter months especially. 
The Green Sandpiper occurs occasionally, the last occurrence 
that I know of being one shot by myself on the 4th January last, 
and recorded by me in ‘ The Zoologist’ (1889, p. 73). 
Amongst other occasional visitors may be mentioned the 
Curlew and Purple Sandpipers, the Little Stint, Grey Phalarope, 
and Great Snipe. 
An example of the Red-breasted Snipe was shot by Mr. 
Llewelyn on Penllergare Common. Whilst it was at Leadbeater’s, 
the late Mr. Gould saw it (in the flesh), and identified the species. 
There are three Heronries in the county, namely, at Hensol, 
Margam, and Penrice. 
Mr. Cording, taxidermist, of Cardiff, tells me that a female 
example of the Night Heron was shot at Peterstone, near Cardiff, in 
1880. Mr. R. Drane notes the occurrence of the Common Bittern 
six or seven times during the last twenty-five years, and I am 
able to record five examples of the Little Bittern, one being quite 
« young bird, found dead under the telegraph-wires, by flying 
against which it had probably been killed: from this it would 
appear that its parents had bred in the neighbourhood. 
I now come to the Little Crake: Mr. Dillwyn has recorded 
one, taken by hand on the Afon River in 1839, which is (or was) 
preserved at Margam. 
Of the Anatide the Geese and Ducks form a good portion on 
the Glamorganshire list. The species of Geese (all, with the 
exception of the Egyptian Goose, of which six well-authenticated 
specimens have occurred) being more or less frequent winter 
visitants, they include the Grey Lag, White-fronted, Bernicle, 
Brent, and Bean Geese; also the Canada Goose, which is kept 
in a state of domestication on the lakes at Penllergare. 
The Ducks consist of the Wild Duck or Mallard, the Gad- 
wall, Shoveller, Pintail, Wigeon, Teal, and Garganey ; also the 
Pochard, Ferruginous Duck, Scaup, Tufted Duck, ae Goldeneye, 
and the Smew, Common and Velvet Scoters. 
The Ferruginous Duck is recorded by Mr. Dillwyn in his 
