ANSERES. 
Anas boseas, L. “Mallard.” Wild visitors have frequently 
settled and bred on islands in lake and also in 
COLUMBAE. 
Columba palumbus, L. * Wood-Pigeon." Breeds — in 
all the divisions. Of late years has become exceedingly tame. In 
winter flocks of many hundreds come to feed on the acorns and 
beech mast in A. and Q. 
C. œnas, L. *Stock-Dove." This breeds in A. near pumping 
station meh also in Q. 
urtur communis, Selby. “Turtle-Dove.” An unfailing summer 
visitor to the Queen’s Cottage Grounds where its monotonous low 
creoning note may be heard every day from oh to August. 
Phasianus colchicus, Z. “Pheasant.” Breeds in Q. ek or 
eight fully grown birds have frequently been seen Er one tim 
Perdix cinerea, Latham. “Partridge.” One or two broods are 
seen annually—generally in Q. 
FULICARIAE. 
Rallus aquaticus, L. “ Water-Rail.” On Feb. 21st, 1897, one 
flew t the € of —À L, and killed itself by dashing 
against the glass door of one of the cases—this bird was in all 
oe bability being Saar at the time by a ha wk. 
Crex pratensis, Bechstein. “ Corncrake.” The call of this bird 
may be heard almost any spring day in the meadows of Syon 
House—opposite the Queen’s Cottage Grounds. Much more rarely 
it has been heard in Q. (May 1901) 
Gallinula chloropus, L. **Moorhen." A considerable number 
of broods are hatched annually both in pond and lake. The old 
moorhens kill many of the young of some of the rarer species of 
ucks which venture amongst the reeds near their nests. 
Fulica atra, L. “Coot.” Not an uncommon visitor to the lake. 
Not a permanent resident like the moorhen 
LIMICOLAE. 
Tringoides hypoleucus, L. “ Veron oe aedi Now and then met 
. with along banks of river within our limits. , 
Seolopax rusticula, L. “Woodcock.” A specimen of this bird 
was caught in Q. 12 years ago. 
