62 FAUNA OF NEW ENGLAND. 



PALUDICOLAE. RALLI. 



RALLIDAE. 



SEPTENTRiONALi." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 5, p. 

 174, pi. 311. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 20, figs. 3, 4. 

 Fresh and brackish marshes; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Rare summer resident. Late April-Oct. 



N. H. — Rare summer resident south of White Mts. April- 

 Oct. 1. Eggs, May 21-28. 



Vt. — Rare summer resident locally: Burlington; Rutland Co. 



Mass. — ^ Summer resident, more common near coast; rare 

 winter resident" (Cape Cod). April 11-Nov. 27 (Jan. 1, 1891, 

 Worcester) (winter). Eggs, May 12- June 1. 



R. I. — Common migrant and summer resident. April-Nov. 2. 

 Eggs, May 29. 



Conn. — Common migrant and summer resident. Eggs, June 6. 



120. PoRZANA CAROLINA (Linne) Baird. 



Sora; Carolina rail; Meadow-hen; Rail-bird. 



Rallus carolinus Linne, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 1758, vol. 1, p. 153. 

 "in America septentrionali." 



Ortygometra carolinus (Linne). Audubon, Birds of Amer., 

 1842, vol. 5, p. 145, pi. 306. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 20, fig. 5. 



Fresh and brackish marshes; nests on the ground. 



Me. — Uncommon summer resident. Late April-Oct. 26. 

 Eggs, -July 27. 



N. H. — Uncommon summer resident northward to White Mt. 

 valleys. May-Oct. 



Vt. — Uncommon summer resident. 



Mass. — Common migrant and local summer resident. (Mar. 

 20) April 14-Nov. 1 (Dec. 20). Eggs, June 9-11. 



R. I. — Common migrant and summer resident. (Mar. 2) 

 April-Nov. 10. Eggs, May 24. 



Conn. — Common migrant and summer resident. April-Oct. 

 (Dec. 29, 1881, Hartford). 



