58 RESIDENTS AND MIGRANTS. 



SPOTTED CEAKB. Crex porzana (Linnaeus). 



A spring and autumn migrant, occasionally re- 

 maining to nest in suitable localities. Before the fen- 

 lands were so extensively drained, it used to breed 

 commonly in the eastern counties of England. 



BAILLON'8 CEAKE. Crex bailloni (Vieillot). 



As the nest of this species has several times been 

 found in England, and the bird itself has been pro- 

 cured in almost every month of the year, it is in- 

 cluded in this part of the ' Handbook ' as a local 

 resident. It has only once been obtained in Scotland, 

 and once in Ireland, and appears to be almost entirely 

 confined, in England, to the eastern counties. 



LITTLE CEAKE, Crex pusilla (Gmelin). 



Has been noticed sufficiently often in England to 

 justify its being placed in this part of the 'Hand- 

 book.' The seasons of the year at which it has been 

 killed seem to indicate that it is a spring and autumn 

 migrant. On the other hand it may be a scarce 

 resident, whose small size and skulking habits cause 

 it to be very often overlooked. It has not been met 

 with either in Scotland or Ireland. 



MOOEHEN. Gallinula chloropus (Linnaeus). 

 Resident, and generally distributed. 



COOT. Fulica atra, Linnaeus. 



Resident ; but migratory in autumn, and assembling 

 in large flocks in winter. 



