64 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PALUDICOLAE. RALLI. 



RALLIDAE. 



123. Crex crex (Linne) Sharpe. 



Corncrake; Daker-hen; European land rail. 

 Cones, Key to No. Amer. birds, ed. 5, 1903, vol. 2, p. 859. 

 Rallus crex Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 153. "in 



EUROPAE AGRIS, CARECTIS." 



Crex pratensis Bechst. Dresser, Birds of Europe, 1871-81, vol. 7, 

 pi. [499]. Egg, Seebohm, 1896, p. 83, pi. 22, fig. 9. 



Grassy meadows and grain fields; nests on the ground. 



Me. Accidental from Europe: near Falmouth, Oct. 14, 1889. 



R. I. Accidental visitor: Cranston, 1857. 



Conn. Accidental visitor: Saybrook, Oct. 20, 1887. 



124. Ionornis martinica (Linne) Reichenbach. 



Purple gallinule. 



Fulica martinica Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 12, 17G0, vol. 1, p. 259. 

 "in Martimcae inundatis." 



Gattinula martinica (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, 

 vol. 5, p. 128, pi. 303. 



Freshwater marshes; nests among rushes. 



Me. Accidental visitor. April 11-Dec. 17. 



N. H. Accidental visitor: Dover; Rye. 



Vt. Doubtfully recorded. 



Mass. Occasional visitor, mainly in April and Oct.-Nov., 

 once in June. 



R. I. Occasional visitor. Jan.; May; June 8, 1902, Seaconnet 

 Point; Aug.; fall. 



Conn. Rare visitor: Middletown, 1855. 



125. Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein) Bonaparte. 



Florida gallinule; Pond hen; Red-billed mud-hen. 

 Crex galeata Licht., Verz. d. doubletten zool. mus. Berlin, 1823, 

 p. 80. "San Paulo," Brazil. 



