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BIRDS OF THE NEW YORK CITY REGION 



Long Island. Common transient, at least in the fall, for- 

 merly breeding locally, and perhaps still doing so; rare in winter. 

 April 28 to May; August to October 24. 



ORIENT. Rare fall transient. September 20, 1904 to 

 September 30, 1914. 



MASTIC. Uncommon fall transient. 



LONG BEACH. Casual; September 1 and 29, 1921 (Bicknell) 

 and October 12, 1921 (Griscom, Johnson, and Johnston). 

 New York State. Now extirpated as a summer resident, and 

 very rare as a migrant, its haunts almost totally destroyed. Per- 

 haps still to be found on Staten Island in the fall. Noted there 

 April 27, 1907 (Chapin). 



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Photograph by A. A. Allen 



Fig. 10. Sora. 



BRONX REGION. Extirpated as a summer resident; only 

 one recent record, August 15, 1917 (Chubb). 

 New Jersey. An abundant transient in fall in the wild rice 

 marshes, and perhaps breeding locally. Noted May 30, 1912 in 

 the marshes south of Carlstadt (Griscom). Seen in summer at 

 Singac, near Paterson (Miller). Breeds in the marshes of the 

 Paulin Kill, near Newton, Sussex Co. (Hix, Rogers), and should be 

 found in other favorable places in that part of the State. 



ENGLEWOOD REGION. Abundant fall transient, July 31, 

 1887 (Chapman) to October 31, 1909 (Griscom and LaDow) ; 

 a Rail flushed December 18, 1920 was probably but not 

 positively this species (Weber). 



