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but the birds have been seen by Mr. Booth at Lairg and 
Altnaharra (Eough Notes, Part ix.). 
Not an uncommon bird in Caithness, and probably commoner 
than it appears, as it is not easily found without a good dog 
(0. MSS., 1868). 
Has also been observed by Mr. W. Eeid, and we heard 
of it from others ; Mr. Dunbar also notes it as being met 
with every year. 
64. Porzana maruetta (Leach). Spotted Crake. 
Mr. Osborne mentions this as a rare visitant to Caithness 
(0. MSS., 1868). 
65. Crex bailloni (FieilL). Baillon's Crake. 
Dunbar has a note in MS. : " Shot near Loch Cracle, Suther- 
land, in 1844."! 
[In Dr. Sinclair's collection, and seen by Mr. Wilson there. 
Also in Mr. R. Shearer's List.] There is certainly one 
Baillon's crake at present in Dr. Sinclair's collection at 
Thurso, and another at Brawl Castle. These were seen by 
Harvie-Brown in 1885, but no information was forth- 
coming. 
66. Porzana parva (Scop.). Little Crake. 
67. Crex pratensis, Bechstein, Corn-Crake. 
Summer visitant ; very abundant in the east, being found in 
every locality where there is any extent of cultivation, and 
even occasionally out on the barren moor, but the latter 
rarely. Rare in the west, but a pair or two in most 
cultivated areas of sufficient size. 
A summer visitor, found in abundance through all the culti- 
vated parts of the county (0. MSS., 1868). 
1 Loch Cracle or Cragail is about four miles N.E. of luveran. 
