CATALOGUE OF CANADIAN BIRDS. 139 
The nest was of rushes, and built precisely like that of the Caro- 
lina bird, but it was situated rather in a damp meadow than a 
marsh. (Seton-Thompson.) This is the commonest rail in the St. 
Lawrence valley and breeds annually in the marshes along the St. 
. Lawrence and inland. It frequents larger marshes than the 
Sora, though occasionally they are found breeding in the 
same localities. I have found several nests; two of these were 
in wet places, formed by rank grass, etc., and placed simply in 
tussocks of marsh grass. The third was near Gananoque Lake 
among a cluster of flags and bullrushes, and was formed of last 
year’s stems of the latter, fastened among the rushes and floating 
in about eighteen inches of water, like a Gallinule’s. They are 
late breeders. The first nest I found, containing nine eggs, on 
the 17th June, incubation only commencing ; the last one, six eggs, 
incubation advanced, on the 15th July, 1896. (Rev. C./. Young.) 
This is a rare bird in Manitoba. On the 12th June, 1893, I found 
a nest with one egg at Reaburn, Manitoba, and shot the parent. 
(Dippie.) This species breeds wherever there is a sufficiently 
large marsh, a small one of an acre being enough to please, and 
sometimes even less will do. (W. Saunders.) 
MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 
Three; two taken in Toronto marsh, and the third at Ottawa by 
Dr. Charles Saunders. 
One set of eggs taken in a marsh near Ottawa, by Mr. A. L. 
Garneau, on May 2oth, 1896 ; another set taken at St. Clair Flats, 
June 11th, 1893, received from Mr. Raine. 
LXXVI. PORZANA VIEILLor. 1816. 
213. Spotted Crake. 
Porzana porzana (LINN.) Boucarp. 1876. 
One specimen of this species is said to have been shot at Fred- 
erickshaab, Greenland some years ago. (f/agerup.) One obtained 
at Godthaab, September 28th, 1841 ; a second taken at Nenortalik 
was sent to Copenhagen in 1856. (Arct. Wan.) Taken again in 
1878. (Winge.) 
214. Carolina Rail. Sora. 
Porzana carolina (LINN.) Batrp. 1845 
Casualin Greenland. One killed at Sukkertop, October 3rd, 
1823. (dzct. Man. Several taken in recent years in Greenland. 
