452 On the Birds of Alderney. [Ibis, 
flights in his book ; so it would seem as if Guernsey were 
rather out of their line of migration. 
There would seem to be reasons, indicated above, which 
might account for these birds not remaining over the second 
night. 
Gallinula chloropus. The Moorhen. 
Occasionally met with in winter, and it would appear 
from the following account that it probably sometimes 
breeds here, which I should not think unlikely. I saw one 
shot at the bottom of my garden in the autumn of 1919. 
L. says :—“ I have shot seven at various times and killed 
the eighth on the 21st of January, 1914. During the 
summer of 1916 there were eight in the Longy pond—cocks 
and hens. I watched them daily for hours playing about 
on the edge of the pond, and think they must have bred 
there.” 
Fulica atra. The Coot. , 
L. tells me that he has seen at least two, which were shot 
here at different times many years ago. This is the only 
record I have for it. 
Columba palumbus. The Wood-Pigeon. 
The Wood-Pigeon is common as a bird of passage, espe¬ 
cially during spring, when it often arrives in large flocks 
towards the latter end of April or beginning of May, and 
only remains a short time. Its late arrival is somewhat 
curious, as iifjEngland it is an early breeder. It is also met 
with in small numbers in the late summer, when the harvest 
is being gathered and at odd times during the winter months. 
I have not found it breeding here. 
Columba livia. The Rock-Dove. 
One or two of these birds frequent the island throughout 
the year, and despite its small numbers it can, I think, 
be looked upon as a resident. I found a pair nesting here 
during the last season (1920), and expect that a pair or two 
do so regularly. 
