24 

 RAILS. 



* WATER RAIL. Rallus Aquaticus. Jenyns, p. 217. 

 Bewick's Br. B., vol. 2, p. 28. Billcock. Not uncommon. 



* LAND RAIL. Crex Pratensis. Jenyns, p. 217. Be- 

 wick's Br. B., vol. 1, p. 312. Crake. In Summer, not 

 uncommon. I have known one shot, Decemher the 24th, 

 after the occurrence of frost and snow ; but in another in- 

 stance of this Bird's remaining late in the season it was as- 

 certained to have been caused by injury, that rendered it 

 incapable of distant flight. 



* SPOTTED RAIL. C. Porzana. Jenyns, p. 128. Be- 

 wick's Br. B , vol. 2, p. 52. Scarce. 



LITTLE GALLINULE. C. Puzilla. Jenyns, p. 219. 

 Bewick's Br. B., vol. 1, Sup. p 1. Rare. 



* COMMON GALLINULE. ' Gallinula Chloropus. Jen- 

 yns, p. 220. Bewicks Br. B., vol. 2, p. 125. Water Hen. 

 Not uncommon. 



* COOT. Fulica Atra. Jenyns, p. 221. Bewick's Br. B., 

 vol. 2, p. 129. I have seen it only in Winter : and its 

 change of quarters according to the season is made, like 

 that of most migratory birds, by night. It is capable of 

 alighting on a tree; which we should scarcely have ima- 

 gined, from the structure of its feet. 



THE DUCK TRIBE. 



WILD GOOSE. Anser Ferns. Jenyns, p. 222. Bewick's 



Br. B., vol. 2, p. 265. In Winter. 

 ♦BEAN GOOSE. A. Segetum. Jenyns, p. 223. Not 



common. 



* WHITE FRONTED GOOSE. A. Albifrons. Jenyns, 

 p. 223. Bewick's Br. B., vol. 2, Sup. p. 33. In the Cold 

 Winter of 1829, they appeared in large flocks, keeping 

 chiefly in fields of Turnips. 



* COMMON BERNICLE. A. Leucopsis. Jenyns, p. 224. 

 Bewick's Br. B., vol. 2, p. 277. 



* BRENT GOOSE. A. Torquatus. Jenyns, p. 224. Be- 

 . wick's Br. B., vol. 2. p. 280. Not common. 



REDBREASTED GOOSE. A. Rvjicollis. Jenyns, p. 

 225. 



SPURWINGED GOOSE. A.Gambensis. Jenyns, p. 226, 

 Bewick's Br. B., vol. 2. Last Edition. One Specimen 

 only is on record ; and that was mutilated when ascer- 

 tained. 



SWAN GOOSE. Cygnus Gaineensis. Jenyns, p. 226*. 

 Bewick's Br. B., vol. 2, p. 256. It is domesticated by a 

 iew Gentlemen. 



