Birds of Pennsylvania. 235 



78. *RaUus virginianus'L>\nn. 



Virginia Rail. 212. 



79. *Porzana Carolina (Linn.). 



Sora. 214. Most abundant during the fall migrations. 



80. P. noveboracensis ((Jniel. ). 



Yellow Rail. 215. Rare visitor. Probably breeds occasionally. 



81. P. jamaicensis (Gmel.). 



Black Rail. 216. Rare migrant. Specimens are occasionally shot in the 

 fall near Chester city, Delaware county. 



82. lonornis inartinica (Linn.). 



Purple Gallinule. 218. A very rare straggler from the south. 



83. Oallinula galeatailjicht.'). 



Florida Gallinule. 219. Spring and fall migrant. 



84. Fulica amerieana Gmel. 



American Coot. 221. Spring and fall migrant. 



Family Phalaropodid^. The Phalaropes. 



85. Crymophilus fulicarius (Linn.). 



Red Phalai'ope. 222. Chiefly maritime ; found in this State only as an ir- 

 regular and rare migrant, 



86. Phalar opus lobatus (Liinn.). 



Northern Phalarope. 223. Rare straggler from the north. - 



87. P. tricolor (Vieill.). 



Wilson's Phalarope. 224. Rare spring and fall visitant. 



Family Scolopacid^.. The Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 



88. *Philohela minor (Gmel.). 



American Woodcocli. 228. Sometimes seen during mild winters. 



89. Gallinago delicata (Ord. ). 



Wilson's Snipe. 230. Common migrant ; spring and fall. 



90. Macrorhamphus griseus (Gmel.). 



Dowitcher. 231. Rare and irregular spring and fall migrant. Chester 

 county. — Michener. -'Cumberland county, male, September, 1844; 

 female, August, 1844." — Baird. 



91. Microjjalamd himantopus (Bonap. ). 



Stilt Sandpiper. 233. Rare and irregular spring and fall migrant. 



92. Tringa canutus Linn. 



Knot. 234. Common spring and tail migrant along the Atlantic coast. 

 Specimens are occasionally found along our rivers during the fall 

 migrations. 



93. T. maritima Briinn. 



Purple Sandpiper. 235. Very rare. A specimen in the U. S. National 

 Museum was taken many years ago near Philadelphia. 



94. T. maculala Vieill. 



Pectoral Sandpiper. 239. Spring and fall migrant. 



95. T. fuscicollis Vieill. 



White-rumped Sandpiper. 240. Rare spring and fall migrant. 



96. T. minutilla Vieill. 



Least Sandpiper. 242. Spring and fall migrant. 



97. T. alpina jiacifica (Coues. ). 



Red-backed Sandpiper. 243a. Most frequently seen in the fall. Said to 

 be a common spring and fall migrant on Lake Erie, near Erie city. 



