198 THE AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST. 
within the limits of Charles City, near the Willow Pond Bird 
Preserve. 
44, Rallus virginianus (Linn,) Virginia Rail. An un- 
common migrant, probably not a summer resident. Arrives 
about the same time as the preceding species. 
45. Porzana carolina (Linn.) Sora. Webster, in 1897, 
recorded the species as nesting commonly in Floyd county, and 
a pair probably nested near Floyd in 1917. The species is 
a common migrant. 
46. Porzana noveboracensis (Gmel.) Yellow Rail. The 
Miles collection contains one specimen, collected in 1885. 
Attached to the specimen was a note: “Floyd, 1885. Crake, 
uncommon.” I have no other record. 
47. Inornis martinicus (Linn.) Purple Gallinule. An 
accidental visitor, reported only twice, J. R. Waller shot a 
specimen near Charles City in 1891. September 9, 1915, Mrs. 
Mary A. Dutton and Miss 8S. E. Wetherbee identified one of 
these birds on the Cedar River, about one-half mile west of 
the thickly settled part of Charles City. Mrs. Dutton carried 
glasses and approached within 15 feet of the bird, and her 
identification seems to me to be reliable. It was not ques- 
tioned by Dr. Bailey. 
48. Gallinula galeata galeata (Licht.) Florida Gallinule. 
‘This species varies from rare to tolerably common in different 
years. I have occasionally seen in at Willow Pond,. in the 
north part of Charles City, but is more frequently to be found 
near Hackberry Grove, in the east part of Cerro Gordo County. 
49. Fulica americana (Gmel.) Coot. A common migrant 
and a summer resident, nesting near and within the limits of 
Charles City, though not commonly. In swampy areas along 
the Cedar River, between Charles City and Floyd it is not un- 
common as a summer resident. I saw three specimens on the 
Shell Rock River, in Rockford, on July 18, 1919. During the 
migrating season they are occasionally seen on the Cedar 
River, in the business district of Charles City. 
50. Steganopus tricolor (Veill.) Wilson’s Phalarope. A . 
fairly common migrant and formerly a not uncommon summer 
