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71. Porzana Carolina. Sora Rail. — Common summer resident, 

 April 24 to September 21. Breeds (May 11 to June 31). 



72. Porzana noveboracensis. Yellow Rail. — Regular fall migrant, 

 rare; earliest August 5, 1S96; usually from September 12 to October 15. 

 There is but one spring record, a male taken by Mr. Nash, April 24, 1899. 



73. Ionornis martinica. Purple Gallinule. — One taken at the 

 mouth of the Rouge River (16 miles east of Toronto), April 8, 1892. ' 



74. Gallinula galeata. Florida Gallinule. — Common summer 

 resident, abundant in migrations; arrives about the middle of April, 

 departs towards the end of October. A young bird taken September 29, 

 1898; downy young, June 6, 1S95; nest taken June 23, 1889. 



75. Fulica americana. American Coot. — Regular migrant, fairly 

 common, April 11 to May 29; returns in September and October (September 

 29, 1899^. 



76. Crymophilus fulicarius. Red Phalarope. — Regular migrant in 

 the fall, rare; all I have examined are young birds, September 12 to Nov- 

 ember 14, but in the museum of the Geological Survey at Ottawa there is a 

 full plumaged bird said to have been taken here. This is probably the 

 commoner of the three phalaropes, and is usually taken among duck decoys 



77. Phalaropus lobatus. Northern Phalarope. — Regular migrant, 

 rare; an adult male taken June 7, 1890, is in my collection, and I have 

 seen an adult female taken here, but such records are exceedingly rare. 

 Young birds occur regularly, September 22 to October 31. 



78. Steganopus tricolor. Wilson's Phalarope. — Rare migrant; 

 adult female May 22, 1855; adult male June 2, 1890, and a young female 

 August 15, 1890, are in my collection. Mr. J. H. Ames has a female taken 

 May 25. 1890, and a young bird. A supposed hybrid belonging to Mr. 

 T. Harmer of Tacoma, Wash., proved to be a young bird of this species. 

 Besides these there are two or three more in local collections, all adults. 

 There are indications that at one time this species was of much more 

 regular occurrence than it is now. 



79. Recurvirostra americana. American Avocet. — Accidental mi- 

 grant, two records, one a bird in full plumage in the possession of Mr. 

 Win. Loan, the other an adult male in the gray plumage taken September 

 19. 1901. 2 



SO. Philohela minor. American Woodcock. — Regular migrant, 

 not common; April 2 to 29, returning in July (July 10, 1891) and August 

 (August 17, 1902), and from October 12 to November 5. Earliest record, 

 March 25, 1S93; latest, November 11, 1896. Woodcock may possibly 

 breed here. 



81. Gallinago delicata. Wilson's Snipe. — Regular migrant; fairly 

 common in May. returning September 11 to October 27; earliest record. 

 March 28, 1897; latest, November 24, 1894. 



1 Biological Review of Ontario, I, 1S94, 10. 



2 Auk, XIX, 1902, 79. 



