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VOL. Ix. SEPTEMBER, 1895. No. 5 
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A SORA CAUGHT BY A MUSSEL.! 
When hunting in the marshes in this vicinity, September 8, 1894, 
Mr. Joseph D. Clark noticed a Sora (Porzana carolina) hopping 
along and trying hard to fly. His dog finally captured the bird. It 
had a “ fresh-water clam” attached to one toe, being firmly caught 
by the bivalve. The poor bird, in its efforts to release itself, had 
broken the bone of the toe and nearly severed it from the foot. Mr. 
Clark kindly presented me with his rare find, and a photograph, 
from which the accompanying cut was made, was taken at once. 
The mussel was 2.92 inches long and 1.61 wide.—Jwno. H. Sacer, 
Portland, Conn., in The Auk, July, 1895. 
lWe are indebted to the editor of The Auk for the illustration of this 
article. This mussel is evidently Unio complanatus Sol. 
