Cooke — Birds of the Washington Region. 7 



average date of departure, 3 years' record, September 13; latest, Sep- 

 tember 22, 1914 (W. D. Appel). Once recorded in spring, May 30, 1891 

 (C. W. Richmond). 



Snowy Heron {Egretta thula thula). — One about 1841 (Spec. Mus. Oberlin 

 College). 



Little Blue Heron {Florida caerulea caerulea). — Occurs nearly every year 

 in late summer. Earliest date of arrival, 13 years' record, July 7, 1894 

 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); average, July 30; average date of departure, 6 

 years' record, September 11; latest, September 24, 1911 (E. A. Preble). 

 Once recorded in spring May 12, 1917 (W. Palmer). 



Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nydanassa violacea). — One, August, 

 1901 (W. Palmer). 



Sandhill Crane (Megalornis canadensis mexicana) . — One specimen, previ- 

 ous to 1861 (fide Coues and Prentiss). 



King Rail (Rallus elegans). — July 7, 1843; eggs and female June 18, 

 1887 (H. W. Henshaw) ; December 16, 1889 (W. Palmer) ; November 7, 

 1891 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); December 21, 1892 (W. Palmer); young, 

 June 26, 1893 (W. Palmer); eggs, May 30, 1910 (S. S. Dickey); May 12, 

 1913 (W. Palmer); August 30, 1913 (W. D. Appel); August 31, 1913 

 (G. E. Barnes); August 7, 1914 (W. W. Cooke); December 2, 1914 

 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); May 11, 1917 (W. Palmer); August 20, 1917 

 (R. W. Moore); December 4, 1919 (E. A. Preble). 



Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans crepitans) . — September 8, 1882 (fide Coues 

 and Prentiss). 



Yellow Rail (Coturnicops noveboracensis). — Autumn, 1843 (Auk, XXXV, 

 1918, p. 85); October 4, 1879 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); March 28, 1884 

 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); April 14, 1893 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); Novem- 

 ber 17, 1893 (W. Palmer); May 20, 1917 (N. Hollister). 



Black Rail (Creciscus jamaicensis jamaicensis). — September, 1861 (Coues 

 and Prentiss) ; September 25, 1877 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); June 6, 1879 

 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); May 29, 1891 (E. J. Brown) ; September 1, 1908 

 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); September 15, 1918 (R. W. Moore). 



Florida Gallinule (Gallinula chloropus cachinnans). — One, 1863 (Spec. 

 U. S. Nat. Mus.) ; October 26, 1876 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); October 15, 

 1880 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); spring, 1882 (fide Coues and Prentiss); 

 April 19, 1892 (E. M. Hasbrouck) ; August 12, 1892 (E. M. Hasbrouck) ; 

 September 7, 1892 (W. Palmer); September 1, 1893 (W. Palmer); Sep- 

 tember 30, 1902 (Spec. U. S. Nat. Mus.); September, 1917 (A. Wetmore); 

 eggs, June 3, 1918 and May 30, 1919 (E. J. Court). 



Red Phalarope (Phalaroptis fulicarius) . — October 17, 1885 (Spec. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus.). 



Northern Phalarope (Lobipes lobatus). — August 31, 1891 (Spec. U. S. 

 Nat. Mus.); one, August 29, 1916 (Moore and Shoemaker). 



Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus griseus). — September 2, 1878 (W. F. 

 Roberts). 



Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus scolopaceus) . — Seven, 

 April, 1884 (fide Smith and Palmer). 



