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grass, and being unable to flush anything myself, although I 

 trampled the grass down in every direction, I told her to take it. 

 She at once caught a Yellow Rail, which was the first one I had 

 ever seen alive in South Carolina. I then made her hunt the 

 entire field, and in less than ten minutes she caught two more. 

 These three Yellow Rails were caught near sunset. The next 

 morning, February 4, I again visited the field, in company with my 

 dog, and in less than five minutes she had caught another; while 

 a second specimen was flushed and shot. On February 5 and 8, 

 two more were taken, which make seven in all. On November 

 19, 1904, my dog again captured another one alive. These rails 

 would not flush, although in every instance I tried my utmost to 

 make them fly, and the only one that did elude the dog by flying, 

 was due to the dog's failure to seize it in a very thick growth. 

 The stomachs of these rails contained the remains of a species of 

 fresh-water snail. One of the specimens taken Feb. 3, ? ad., 

 shows melanism in a marked degree. 



Porzana jamaicensis. Little Black Rail. — On Septem- 

 ber 13, 1899, I shot a superb specimen of this rail in a pea field, 

 where the vines were being cut by a reaper. In this same field, 

 which was then planted in oats, I secured on June 10, 1903, a nest 

 and eight eggs, and also captured both parents. The nest was 

 built on high ground, in the oats, and I saw the female on the nest. 

 A description of the nest, eggs, and the habits of the birds, has 

 been published by the writer in 'The Warbler,' 2d Series, Vol. I, 

 No. 2, 1905. 



Phalaropus lobatus. Northern Phalarope. — On the 

 morning of June 3, 1903, my cat brought into the house a speci- 

 men of this species, but before I could secure it from her, she had 

 eaten all except a wing, which is all the evidence I had by which 

 to identify the bird. It was evidently an adult female in high 

 plumage, and is the only record I have for the coast of South 

 Carolina, and the capture occurring at so late a date is worthy of 

 being mentioned. 



Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — During 

 the second week of September, 1904, I saw, and positively identi- 

 fied, a bird of this species. I had a record of the day of the 

 month, but it has been misplaced. When first seen, the bird was 



