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Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, L.). — Caves : Ireland : Done- 

 raile, Kesh, Edenvale, Newhall. River alluvium : Lea, North 

 London (Dr. Frank Corner Coll.). Located in England by 

 a.d. 1530 ; when introduced into Ireland is not known. 



Land-Bail or Corn-Crake (Crex pratensis, Bechst.). — Caves : 

 Ireland : Kesh, Castlepook, Bantick, Newhall. Celtic : Glaston- 

 bury. 



Water-Bail (Rallus aquaticus, L.).— Caves: Ightham. Ire- 

 land: Bantick, Edenvale, Newhall (top levels). Scotland: 

 Kit. midd., Oransay, Colonsay, Ardrossan. 



Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus, L.). — Peat : Burwell Fen. 

 Caves : Ireland : Castlepook, Edenvale, Newhall (top level). 



Coot (Fulica atra, L.).— Caves: Gop (Prestatyn, N.Wales). 

 Ireland : Ballynamintra, Edenvale (top level). Fens : Cam- 

 bridgeshire, passim. Celtic : Glastonbury. 



Crane (Grus communis, Bechst.). — Fens: Burwell, King's 

 Lynn. Celtic : Glastonbury. Roman : Barton, Silchester. 

 Caves : Ireland : Edenvale, Newhall. Kit. midd., Ballycotton. 



Great Bustard (Otis tarda, L.). — A doubtful find in Norfolk 

 peat. 



Binged Plover (JEgialites hiaticula, L.). — Caves : Clevedon, 

 Chudleigh. Shell-heaps : Cnoc-sligeach, Oransay (Aziliari), 

 Kit. midd., Ardrossan. 



Golden Plover (Charadrius pluvialis, L.). — Caves: Clevedon. 

 Ireland : Edenvale (top level). Roman : Caerwent. 



Grey Plover (Squatarola helvetica, L.). — Cave: Ireland: 

 Kesh (Coffey) (low levels). Roman: Silchester. 



Lapwing (Vanellus vulgaris, Bechst.). — Caves: Chudleigh. 

 Ireland : Bantick, Edenvale, Newhall. 



Turnstone (Strepsilas interpres, L.). — Caves : Clevedon. 



Oystercatcher (Hcematopus ostralegus, L.). — Scotland : Kit. 

 midd., Ardrossan. 



Woodcock (Scolopax rusticula, L.) . — Fen : Swaffham. Roman : 

 Silchester. Caves: Ireland: Kesh (Coffey), Newhall (top layer). 



Snipe (Gallinago ccelestis, Frenzel). — Caves: Kirkdale. Ire- 

 land: Edenvale, Newhall (both levels). 



Jack-Snipe (G. gallinula, L.). — Caves: Chudleigh. 



Dunlin (Tringa alpina?, L.). — Roman: Caerwent. 



Knot {T. canutus, h.).—Cave : Chudleigh. 



