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Goldeneye (Clangula glaucion), Common Scoter (CEdemia nigra), 

 Goosander (Mergus merganser), Smew (M. albellus), and more 

 frequently Wigeon (Mareca penelope), Teal {Anas crecca), Tufted 

 Duck (A. cristatns), Shoveller (A. clypeata), and Wild Duck 

 (A. boscas). This last-named species breeds, and I believe that 

 the Teal, Tufted Duck, and Shoveller also occasionally do so. 



Stock Dove, Columba oenas. — I have found this species 

 breeding in Garendon Park, and also in several localities in the 

 lower Soar Valley. It breeds in the red cliffs overlooking the 

 Trent in various parts of its course in Nottinghamshire. 



Red-legged Partridge, Caccabis rufa. — Not uncommon near 

 Loughborough and about Ratcliffe-on-Soar. 



Quail, Coturnis communis. — I heard the notes of this species 

 in the spring of 1882 near Loughborough. A specimen was 

 killed by the telegraph-wires in May, this year, within a short 

 distance of the county border. 



Water Rail, Rallus aquaticus, — Inhabits most of the osier- 

 beds, but without the aid of dogs is very difficult to find. I saw 

 an egg taken near Loughborough. 



Spotted Crake, Porzana maruetta. — Would probably breed 

 every year were it not for the spring floods. Later broods may 

 get off, which may account for young birds being met with late in 

 October. I killed one on the 25th, this year, near Barrow-on- 

 Soar. 



Corn Crake, Crex pratensis. — Numerous in the mowing fields 

 of the Soar Valley, especially so in the Great Meadow at Lough- 

 borough. Ranges up to the foot of Charnwood Hills. 



Coot, Fulica atra. — Breeds at Garendon. Scarce on the Soar 

 and on the Trent. 



Before commenting on the Limicolce mentioned in Mr. 

 Browne's book, I must state that the direction of migration in 

 the case of the Redshank, Dunlin, and Ring Plover is westerly, 

 and not to the north-east, as might be imagined. I must also 

 state that I have not always been standing on Leicestershire 

 ground when making my observations, though not often at a 

 greater distance than a mile from the county border, and as 

 birds persistently follow the same course year after year, it 

 merely requires a change of position on my part to actually note 

 the fact on Leicestershire ground. On arriving at the Soar 

 mouth birds appear to leave the course of the Trent, and to fly 



