AVES. 65 



PALLDICOLAE. RALLI. 



KALLIDAE. 



Gallinula rhloropu,^ Linii<''. Auduhoii, Binls of Ainer., 1842, 

 vol. 5, p. 132. pi. 304. Egg, Capen, 1.SS6, pi. 20. figs. 7. S. 

 pR'shwatfr marshos; nests among rushes near the ground. 



Me. — Rare migrant and (?) summer resident. May 5; Sept. 

 20-Ort. 16. 



.\. II. — Aecidental visitor: UoUinsford. 



\r. — Rare local summer resident at Lake Roinoseen, Lake 

 ("hamplain, St. All)ans. April 2S fall. Eggs, May 2.S-June 5. 



Ma.s.s. — Rare loeal summer resident, mainly near eoast. April 

 29-Oet. 25 (Nov. 9). Eggs, June .5-July 17. 



R. I. — L'neommon local smnmer resident. May-Xov. 29. 



Cow. — l'neommon local sunnner resilient. Eggs, June 25 

 (Stratford). 



120. EuLic.\ AMERic.w.v Gmelin. 



American coot; Blue Peter; Coot; Marsh hen; Mud-hen; 

 Pond crow; Pond hen. 



Gmel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2. p. 704. "i\ .\.meric.\ 

 SEPTE.NTRioxALi." Audubon, Birds of Amer., IS 12, vol. 5. j). 138, 

 |)1. 305. Egg, rai)en, 1880, pi. 20, fig. 9. 



Freshwater pon<ls and marshes mainly; nests among reeds. 



Me. — Uncommon migrant, mainly in fall. (Mar. 23) April 14- 

 May 13; Oct. 20-Xov. 



X. li. — Lncommon migrant, mainly in southern part. Spring; 

 late Aug.-Oct. 15. 



Vt. — I'nconnnon migrant ami rare smnnur resident (Lake 

 Bomoseen). 



Ma.s.s. — Rare s|)ring and uncommon fall migraiU; rare winter 

 resident near coast; may breeti rarely (j)air. Cheshire reservoir, 

 June 21, 1S'.)2). Mar. 29-April 25; (June 21); (Aug. 10) Sept. 

 3-Xov. (winter). 



