THE NAUTILUS. 



VOL. ix. 



SEPTEMBER, 1895. 



No. 5 



A SORA CAUGHT BY A MUSSEL. 1 



When hunting in the marshes in this vicinity, September 3, 1894, 

 Mr. Joseph D. Clark noticed a Sora (Porzana Carolina) hopping 

 along and trying hard to fly. His dog finally captured the bird. It 

 had a " fresh-water clam " attached to one toe, being firmly caught 

 by the bivalve. The poor bird, in its efforts to release itself, had 



broken the bone of the toe and nearly severed it from the foot. Mr. 

 Clark kindly presented me with his rare find, and a photograph, 

 from which the accompanying cut was made, was taken at once. 

 The mussel was 2.92 inches long and 1.61 wide. JNO. H. SAGE, 

 Portland, Conn., in The Auk, July, 1895. 



'We are indebted to the editor of Tlie Auk for the illustration of this 

 article. This mussel is evidently I'nio complanalus Sol. 



