THR BIRDS OF SPRINGFIELD AND VICINITY. 13 



201. Ardea virescens I/inn. GREEN HERON. Abund- 

 ant summer resident. 



202. Nycticorax nycticorax nsevius (Bodd.). 



BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. Common summer resident. 



208. Rallus elegans Aud. KING 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, page 86.) 



211. Rallus crepitans Gmel. CLAPPER RAIL. Ac- 

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

 Mr. E. O. Damon captured one at Northampton. 



212. Rallus virginianus I/inn. VIRGINIA RAIL. A 

 common summer 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. Porsana Carolina (I/inn.)- SORA. A common 

 summer resident, often becoming abundant during early 

 autumn. 



215. Porsana noveboracensis (Gmel.). YELLOW 

 RAIL. Rare visitor. I captured one in Longmeadow, Octo- 

 ber 1 6, 1894; it nas also been taken at Northampton (see 

 Birds of Amherst, page 47). 



216. Porsana 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 resident ; I have taken half a dozen 



