18 CHECK LIST OF THE 
GENUS RALLUS. 
76. King Rail. 
(Rallus elegans.) 
A regular summer resident of the marshes at the western end of 
Lake Erie. 
I have not heard of its occurrence elsewhere. 
77. Virginia Rail. 
(Rallus virginianus.) 
An abundant summer resident of the marshes of southern Ontario, 
breeding throughout its rang s in the Province. 
Arrives about the midule of April and leaves early in October. 
GENUS PORZANA. 
SuspGENUS PORZANA. 
78. Carolina Rail. 
(Porzana carolina.) 
Very abundant summer resident of the marshes all over the 
Province, breeding throughout its range. 
Arrives about the middle of April, departs about the end of 
October. 
Suscenus COTURNICOBRS. 
79. Yellow Rail 
(Porzana noveboracensis.) 
A regular but not a common summer resident of our marshes. 
SuBGENUS CRECISCUS. 
*80. Black Rail. 
(Porzana jamaicensis. ) 
Very rare, probably a summer resident where it occurs. 
SupraMILty GALLINULINA. GaALuLinules. 
Genus IONORNIS. 
81. Purple Gallinule. 
(Ionornis martinica.) 
Of accidental occurrence here, one was taken in the marsh on 
the Rouge river east of Toronto in 1892, but I know of no others. 
