THK BIRDS OK SPRINCKIELD AND VICINITY. 1.'? 



201. Ardea virescens I/inn. CtREEn Hkron. Abund- 

 ant sunnner resident. 



202. Nycticorax nycticorax nsevius (Bodd. ). 



Black-Crowned Night Heron. Common summer resident. 



208. Rallus elegans Aud. Kin{; Rail. Accidental 

 visitor; a specimen was taken by William C. Pease in Long-- 

 meadow, October 19, 1895; this is the only record of its 

 occurrence here. (See The Auk, vol. 13, pa,i^e 86.) 



211. Rallus crepitans Gmel. Clapper Rail. Ac- 

 cidental visitor ; one was taken in the Hadley Meadows, and 

 Mr. E. O. Damon ca]itured one at Northampton. 



212. Rallus virginianus I/inn. Virginia Rail. A 

 common sunnner resident ; this and the following species are 

 more numerous here in summer than is generally believed. I 

 know of a man who used to tie up his dog, that was trained to 

 hunt rails, to prevent his catching the young birds that he 

 could find in any suitable breeding place. 



214. Peruana Carolina (I/inn. ). Sora. A common 

 summer resident, often becoming abundant during early 

 autumn. 



215. Peruana noveboracensis (Gmel.). Yellow 

 Rail. Rare vi.sitor. I captured one in Longmcadow, Octo- 

 ber r6, 1894; it has also been taken at Northampton {.see 

 Birds of Amherst, page 47 ). 



216. Peruana jamaicensis (Gmel.). Black Rail. 

 A number of years ago, Mr. J. H. Batty, who formerly lived 

 in Springfield, found this bird breeding in Hazardville, En- 

 field ; this is the only record of its appearance here ( see 

 Merriam's Birds of Connecticut, page 119). 



219. Gallinula Galeata (I^icht.). Florida Gal- 

 LINULE. Rare summer re.sident ; I have taken half a dozen 



