. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. RALLID/E. 5i«. THE LITTLE CRAKE. PORZANA PARVA (Scopoli). This Crake—also called, from its colour, the Olivaceous Galhnule —is, on the whole, a rare visitor to England, though in Norfolk at least eleven authenticated examples have been obtained since 1809, and a much larger number of such an inconspicuous species must have escaped notice. Specimens have also been recorded from Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire (several), Lanca- shire, Cumberland (two), Oxfordshire, Middlesex, Kent (by Mark- wick in 1791), Sussex, Hants, Dorset, So
. An illustrated manual of British birds. Birds. RALLID/E. 5i«. THE LITTLE CRAKE. PORZANA PARVA (Scopoli). This Crake—also called, from its colour, the Olivaceous Galhnule —is, on the whole, a rare visitor to England, though in Norfolk at least eleven authenticated examples have been obtained since 1809, and a much larger number of such an inconspicuous species must have escaped notice. Specimens have also been recorded from Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire (several), Lanca- shire, Cumberland (two), Oxfordshire, Middlesex, Kent (by Mark- wick in 1791), Sussex, Hants, Dorset, Somerset, Devon (several) and Cornwall; while other counties have no doubt been visited, though the bird has not always been accurately distinguished from the still smaller Baillon's Crake, next in order. As regards Scotland, a specimen preserved by Thomas Edward of Banff in March 1852 is in the collection of Mr. J. H. Gurney. In Ireland, the only authenticated example is one which was shot at Balbriggan in March 1854; a bird recorded under this name from Queen's Co. having proved to be a Spotted Crake. There is no evidence that the Little Crake has nested with us, and all its visits have been in spring and autumn. This species is said to have bred in the south of Sweden, and on migration has occurred in Denmark as well as once on Heligo-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Saunders, Howard, 1835-1907. London, Gurney and Jackson
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