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parts of the Schwarzwald, like the Blackcock already is. I saw 

 a specimen shot not many years ago at Lautenbach. — T. urogallus. 

 Pretty abundant in certain localities, as at Rippoldsau and Wild- 

 see. The derivation of the German name " Auerhahn " seems 

 puzzling. Many older authors call the bird " Ohrhahn," on 

 account of its " red ears," but this may be popular etymology. 

 Some, including Grimm, I think, derive the word from " Aue," 

 signifying wood ("cock of* the wood"); others think it is con- 

 nected with an old affix " ur " (cf. " ur wald," &c), meaning 

 " great," and therefore referring to its size. When the ancient 

 term " Der Ur " (Auerochs) became less familiar in proportion 

 as the animal died out, the impression of it may have been 

 revived by adding " ochs," and thus " Urochs " and " Urhahn " 

 have been unconsciously brought together. Tschudi says the 

 latter form was exclusively employed during the Middle Ages. 



Crex pratensis. Occasionally heard on the hills. 



Gallinula chloropus. Not rare on the lower parts of the Alb. 



Fulica atra. Forchheim. 



Glareola pratincola. I once observed this bird on the Alb, not 

 far from Karlsruhe; it is popularly called " Himmelsziege " (Air- 

 goat), in allusion to its peculiar notes and upward flight. 



[This observation seems misapplied, and refers doubtless to 

 the Common Snipe, the old name for which in England is 

 " heather-bleater," bestowed upon it from the peculiar sound 

 which it makes during the breeding season, while on the wing. 

 If a bird is "popularly called" by any particular name, we are to 

 infer that it is common enough to be popularly observed; but 

 this does not seem to be the case with the Collared Pratincole in 

 the district referred to. — Ed.] 



Vanellus vulgaris. At Eggenstein, and sometimes on the fields 

 near Karlsruhe. 



Gallinago ccelestis. Both this and the Jack Snipe are not rare 

 below Eggenstein. 



Tringoides hypoleucus. On the Rhine, as well as along all the 

 rivers of the Black Forest. 



Sterna fluviatilis. The Common Tern and the Black-headed 

 Gull are frequently to be seen near Maxan. Kettner enumerates 

 twenty species of Gulls and Terns in his list. 



Podicipes fluviatilis. Observed once or twice on the Lower 

 Alb. All the Grebes are said to occur in this district. 



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