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 208. Rallus elegans Aud. King Rail. 



The King Rail is a rather scarce and irregular 

 breeder thruout certain localities in the Carolinian and 

 Alleghanian fauna. It is apparently confined to the 

 Delaware Valley except in the vicinity of Erie where it 

 probably nests. 



212. Rallus virginianus Linn. Virginia Rail. 



This small Rail occurs sporadically in the 

 Carolinian and Alleghanian zones thruout eastern and centra 

 Pennsylvania, but as yet no definite breeding records have 

 been established in western Pennsylvania. Sets of eggs 

 have been taken in the following counties: Delaware 

 (Hughes and Reed), Chester (Jackson), Philadelphia 

 (Miller), and Center (Harlow). It undoubtedly occurs as a 

 summer resident in suitable swamps in Lebanon, Lancaster, 

 Montgomery, Bucks, Clinton, Clearfield, Northumberland, 

 and Lycoming Counties. 



214. Porzana Carolina ( Linn .) . Sora. 



The Sora is locally a common summer resident in 

 suitable sections of the northern half of the state, tho 

 very rare in the southern sections. The Sora Rail 

 undoubtedly breeds in Erie, Clinton, Lycoming, and Lacka- 

 wanna Counties (Warren), but the only counties where it 



