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records will be found in the paper by Wni. B. Evans, Cassinia, 

 for 1902, p. 15. 



Butorides virescens. Green Heron. 



Very common, particularly in fall. Breeds. Earliest date of 

 arrival in Mr. Miller's record, April 29, 1902, latest date of de- 

 parture, October 8, 1898. I have taken them at Holmesburg 

 as late as September 26, 1896, while one was shot at Bristol, 

 November 26, 1895, and another as early as April 16, 1897. 



Nyclicorax nycticorax nasviris. Night Heron. 



Common; seeking the retired shelter of tall trees during the 

 day, especially tulip trees, often quite a distance from the water. 

 Mr. Miller finds them most plentiful in fall, and has observed 

 a pair along the Pennypack creek at Holmesburg for seven 

 years, but never found a nest. His earliest date of arrival, 

 April 3, 1899. 



Rallus elegans. King Rail. 



Seen occasionally on the marshes about Holmesburg in sum- 

 mer. A nest was found, June 3, 1902, at Bridesburg, by Rich- 

 ard F. Miller. More plentiful in fall. On February 3, 1895, a 

 male bird was shot a quarter of a mile below Bristol by W. 

 Wilson, of Frankford, and a female in the same spot February 

 17. The ground was covered with snow at the time. The 

 birds were examined and identified by Mr. W. L. Whitaker. 



Rallus virginianus. Virginia Rail. 



Is shot by gunners between August and November at Bristol 

 and Holmesburg, but is not nearly as abundant as the next. 

 Mr. Miller found two nests of this species at Richmond in June, 

 1903, and considers that the rail nests and young rails in black, 

 downy plumage, reported several times by gunners, probably 

 belong to this species. One was found dead at Eddington, 

 Bucks Co:, Pa., August 27, 1900, which was killed by striking 

 a telegraph wire. 



Porzana Carolina. Carolina Rail. 



Abundant transient, shot in numbers in autumn. Earliest 

 date of arrival in Mr. Miller's record May 8, 1897. 



Porzana noveboracensis. Yellow Rail. 



One obtained by W. L. Baily at Palmyra, N. J., October 13, 

 1886, and two in my collection taken September 16 and 25, 



