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OHIO EXPERIMENT STATION. 



GENUS PORZANA. VIEILLOT. 



SUBGENUS PORZANA. 



SORA, MUCH REDUCED. 



34. Porzana Carolina (LINN): 

 Sora; Carolina Rail. 



An abundant transient in March and April ; less common during its fall migra- 

 tion, which covers the latter part of August and the months of September and Oct- 

 ober. It has not been observed in summer, although it perhaps occurs. It is more 

 numerous than either of the two preceding species, and frequents of course similar 

 localities. 



SUBFAMILY GALLINULIN/E. GALLINULES. 



GENUS GALLINULA. BRISSON. 



35. Gallinula galeata (LIGHT.). 

 Florida Gallinule. 



Rare; seen chiefly on the lakes and ponds, singly or in pairs. An adult female 

 was'captured alive in a barnyard eight miles north of Wooster, April 19, 1890, and 

 was'brought to town in a cage; but it lived only three days. It is now preserved in 

 the writer's collection. 



