Williams’s specimen was shot at Carnanton, Cornwall, in January 1862. As to this, see ‘ Zoologist,’ 1862,
pp. 7883 and 7938.
301. G a l l i n a g o u u s s a t a .
Russet Snipe.
This remarkable Snipe, which often weighs six ounces, not unfrequently occurs in our markets. Mr.
Rodd, o f Penzance, and sportsmen generally, often speak o f this bird when writing to a friend, asking its
name &c. The term russata will be found mentioned in the folio edition in the letterpress to the Common
Snipe.
Genus L im n o c r y p t e s .
302. L im n o c r y p t e s g a l l ín u l a . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. LXXX.
J a ck S n i p e .
Although instances are on record in which this bird has been met with in this country in summer, there is
no sufficient evidence o f its having bred here, and it must continue to be regarded as a regular winter
visitant.
The generic terms Phalaropus and Lobipes have been instituted for the fairy-like Phalaropes, o f which there
are three species, two o f which frequent Britain.
Genus P h a l a r o p u s .
303. P h a l a r o p u s f u l i c a r i u s . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. P I . LXXXI.
G rey P halarope ( s u m m e r p lu m a g e ) .
This beautiful little bird has o f late years been noticed as a regular autumn visitant, occasionally appearing
in considerable numbers. I t is remarkable th at although flocks pass through England in the autumn when
the species is moving southward for the winter, none are seen here on the return journey in spring, which
shows that they go back by a different route.
304. P h a l a r o p u s f u l i c a r i u s . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. LXXXII
G r e y P h a l a r o p e (winter plumage).
Genus L o b ip e s .
305. L o b ip e s h y p e r b o r e u s . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV PI LXXXIII
R e d - n e c k ed P h a la rope.
In England this graceful little bird is an occasional winter visitant. Never seen in such numbers as the
last named, but generally singly or in pairs. I t has been found breeding in Orkney, the Hebrides,
Perthshire, Inverness, and Sutherland ; but in Ireland it appears to be unknown.
Genus F u l i c a .
Coots are so generally dispersed over the globe as to render it difficult to say where one or other of the
fifteen species are not to be met with.
306. F u l i c a a t r a .............................................................................................................Vol. IV. PI. LXXXIV.
C o ot.
This well-known species, although generally regarded as a resident, is nevertheless migratory to a certain
extent in autumn, and assembles often in large flocks in the winter, in our estuaries and tidal harbours.
Genus G a l l i n u l a .
Like the Coot, the members of the genus Gallinula are very generally dispersed over both the Old and
the New World.
307. G a l l i n u l a c h l o r o p u s . . . . . . . . . . Vol. IV. PI. LXXXV.
M o o r h en .
Of this familiar bird it will suffice to say that it is resident and generally distributed.
Genus R a l l u s .
Rails are, like the Coots and the Moorhens, inhabitants o f marshes o f the entire globe.
308. R a l l u s a q u a t i c u s ......................................................Vol. IV. PI. LXXXVI.
W a t e r -R a il .
There can be no doubt that, although many birds o f this species remain with us throughout the year,
considerable additions to their numbers are made in the spring.
Genus C r e x .
Allied in form and very similar in distribution to the three foregoing and the next following genera.
309. C r e x p r a t e n s i s ............................................................................................................ Vol. IV. PI. LXXXVII.
L a n d - R a i l or C o r n -C r a k e .
A regular summer m ig ran t; but occasionally individuals have been found loitering behind and spending
the winter with us in sheltered situations.