transient visitant until Feb. 3, 1909, when two specimens were 

 taken at Otranto. 



53. Yellow Rail. — [w.v.] Very rare. Found only in wet broom- 

 grass fields. It lies very close and can be flushed only with a 

 good dog. 



54. Purple Gallinule. — [s. r.] Breeds. A bird of the fresh-water 

 swamps. Migration records uncertain. 



55. Florida Gallinule.— [p. r.] A common bird of the fresh-wa- 

 ter swamps, but occasionally found in salt water. City; one was 

 taken, May 19, 1906, while feeding on the mud-flats at the foot 

 of Council St.i 



56. American Coot. — p.r.? Abundant in winter in fresh-wa- 

 ter swamps and marshes. Supposed to be a winter visitant until 

 July and August, 1908, when Mr. H. R. Sass found it in numbers 

 at Otranto. 



57. Woodcock. — [p.r.] Now very rare except in periods of ex- 

 tremely cold weather. A bird of bogs and swamps. City; 

 snow-storm of 1899. 



58. Wilson's Snipe. — [w. v.] Rare. A bird of swampy fields. 



59. Dowitcher. — [p. r.] One record, Morris Island, Apr. 28, 

 1908. 



60. White-rumped Sandpiper. — [t. v.] Very rare. One record. 

 Isle of Palms, May 16, 1908. 



61. Least Sandpiper. — [t. v.] Common on sea-beaches, but sel- 

 dom recorded by the survey. 



62. Red-backed Sandpiper. — [w.v.] A common bird of the marsh- 

 es and mud-fiats as well as of the beaches. Very few re- 

 cords have been made. 



63. Semipalmated Sandpiper. — [t. v.] One record. May 16, 1908- 



64. Western Sandpiper. — [w.v.] Common. A bird of the mud 

 flats as well as of the beaches. 



65. Sanderling. — [p. r.] Common in winter. Found only on ocean 

 beaches. 



'Spec. No. 947, Chab. Mu«. 



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