in Great Britain during the Nesting-season. 439 



during some one of the summer months is quite insufficient as 

 proof of its breeding there. The Purple Sandpiper breeds plen- 

 tifully on the highest mountain-tops in the Fgeroes j so that it 

 is not improbable that it should some day be found nesting in 

 Shetland. 



Phalaropus hyperboreus [Lath.). Red-necked Phala- 

 rope. 



Provinces XV. XVI. ? XVII. XVIII. 



Subprovinces 29, 32 1, 35, 36, (37). 



Lat. 56°-60°. " Scottish " type. Not in Ireland. 



The Red-necked Phalarope breeds in a few scattered localities 

 in the counties of Perth [Colonel Drummond-Hay) , Inverness 

 [Dr. D. Dewar), Sutherland [Mr. St. John and Mr. Dunbar), 

 and in the Outer Hebrides [Captain J. W, P. Orde and Dr. D. 

 Dewar) . 



Mr. Dunn tells me that the bird is no longer found in Orkney, 

 where it used formerly to breed in several of the islands. - 



Ortygometra crex [Leach). Corn-Crake. 

 Provinces I.-XVIII. 

 Subprovinces 1-38. 

 Lat. 50°-61°. " British " type, or general. 



Throughout Great Britain, extending to the western and 

 northern isles of Scotland. Perhaps less numerous in the south 

 of England, but it is recorded as breeding regularly in every 

 county from which I have received any list. 



Ortygometra porzana [Steph.). Spotted Crake. 



Provinces I. III.-V. X.-XII. ? XIV. ? XV. 



" Subprovinces 2, 3, 7, 10-13, 15, 19, 20, 22-24, ^5?^ 28 ?, 29-31. 

 Lat. 50°-58°. " English " (or « British ") type. 



A scarce bird, and one whose nest usually escapes observa- 

 tion. It seems to breed in small numbers in a few scattered- 

 localities from the north to the south of England. 



In Scotland the nest has been found only in Perth, Aberdeen, 

 and at Loch Spynie in Elgin. 



