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ORDER PALUDICOLAE. 



Familv Rallii>ae. Rails, Coots, Gallinules. 



208. Rallus elegans Ainl. Kixc Raii.. Rather uncommon summer 

 resident from May to October. Breeds at the Licking reservoir. 



212. Rallus virginlanus Linn. Vir(;inia Rail. Common summer 



r«sident iVom .\fay to October. .Breeds at Mass lal<e and the Licking reservoir. 



214. Porzana Carolina (Linn.). Sora ; Carolina Rati.. Common 

 summer resident from April to November. ^Breeds at Hass lake and the Lick- 

 ing reservoir. ^ 



219. Gallinula galeata (iC/V/// ). Florida Gallinule. Common sum- 

 mer resident from May to October. Breeds at the Licking reservoir. 



221. Fulica amsricana G/iiel. American Coot. Abundant spring 

 and fall migrant. Often I have seen several hundred together on the Licking 

 reservoir. It is probable that a few remain as summer residents breeding at 

 the reservoir. 



ORDER LIMICOLAE. Shore Birds. 

 {Families, Scolopacidae, Charadriidae.) 



Family Scolopacidae. Snipes and Sandpipers. 



228. Phllohela minor. [G'/ifl). American- Woodcock. Rather un- 

 common summer resident from April to October. 



230. Gallinago delicata [Ord). Wilson's Snipe. Tolerably common 

 spring and fall migrant in April and May, September and October. 



239. Tringa maculata Vteill. Pectoral Sandpiper. Common spring 

 and fall migrant. Frequents wet fields and meadows. 



242. Tringa minutilla Vieill. Least Sanupipee.. Uncommon spring 

 and fall migrant. Frequents the muddy shores on the north end of the Lick- 

 ing reservoir. 



246. Ereunetes puslllus (Linn.). Semipalmated Sandpiper. Tol- 

 erably common spring and fall migrant. Found at the Licking reservoir. 



248. Calidris arenaria (Linn.). Sanderling. Uncommon migrant. 

 It may usually be found in small numbers at the Licking reservoir during Sep- 

 teniber and October. 



254. Totanus mglanoleucus (Gm,-L). Greater Yellow-leos. ToL 

 erably common spring and fall migrant. 



255. Totanus flavipes (G/neL). Yellow-legs. Common spring and 

 fall migrant. 



256. Helodromas solitarius (IVi/s.). Solitary Sandpiper. Toler- 

 ably common migrant and after the middle of July a summer resident. Does 

 not breed. Frequents small ponds, the larger ditches and the muddy shores of 

 the Licking reservoir. 



