42 The Ornithology of Chester County 
ornithologist, and this record should have its proper 
place on the State lists.** 
45. Rallus elegans King Rail. Rather uncommon 
transient, and rare summer resident. According 
to Dr. Stone it has been found breeding along the 
Brandywine at Pocopson (Bds. E. Pa. and N. J., 
95). An adult female (No. 849, coll. F. L. B.) 
with several partly developed eggs in the ovaries, 
taken at Fetter’s mill, near Howeltown, May 4, 
1905; would probably have nested (Wils. Bull., 
58, 32). Dr. Warren has obtained several speci- 
mens, mostly in August and September (Bds. Pa., 
1890, 68), and one was caught by a cat at Kennett 
Square, Apr. 14, 1906 (Pennock, Cass., x, 48). 
46. Rallus virginianus Virginia Rail, “rail bird.” 
A rather rare transient and somewhat local summer 
resident. [here are not many migration records: 
Nov. 7, 1879, and May 13, 1880, presumably near 
West Chester, by Dr. Warren; and Berwyn vicin- 
ity, Sept. 20, 1890 and Sept. 9, 1908; all captures. 
Pennock states that two nests were taken in swamps 
near streams, Kennett Square; one about 1878 by 
Asher Palmer, and the other was taken by Charles 
Miller. Five setswere taken in 1886, including sets by 
Ladd and Pennock (Oologist, iii, 40 and 46) ; a set 
of 9 eggs by Jackson on June 2, and a set of I1 eggs 
was found on the same date by another collector 
(Orn, and Ool., xii, 25). I found a recently deserted 
nest and heard the grunting notes of the owner, June 
14, 1916, in a swamp at the head of Darby creek, 
Berwyn, where several birds had been taken by 
gunners on previous seasons. Careful search in fav- 
