AVES. 65 



PALUDICOLAE. RALLI. 



RALLIDAE. 



Gallinula chloropus Linne. Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, 

 vol. 5, p. 132, pi. 304. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 20, figs. 7, 8. 

 Freshwater marshes; nests among rushes near the ground. 



Me. — Rare migrant and (?) summer resident. May 5; Sept. 

 20-Oct. 16. 



N. H. — Accidental visitor: Rollinsford. 



Vt. — Rare local summer resident at Lake Bomoseen, Lake 

 Champlain, St. Albans. April 28-fall. Eggs, May 28-June 5. 



Mass. — Rare local summer resident, mainly near coast. April 

 29-Oct. 25 (Nov. 9). Eggs, June 5- July 17. 



R. I. — Uncommon local summer resident. May-Nov. 29. 



Conn. — Uncommon local summer resident. Eggs, June 25 

 (Stratford). 



126. FuLiCA AMERICANA Gmelin. 



American coot; Blue Peter; Coot; Marsh hen; Mud-hen; 

 Pond crow; Pond hen. 



Gmel., Syst. nat., 1788, vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 704. "in America 

 SEPTENTRiONALi." Audubon, Birds of Amer., 1842, vol. 5, p. 138, 

 pi. 305. Egg, Capen, 1886, pi. 20, fig. 9. 



Freshv^ater ponds and marshes mainly; nests among reeds. 



Me. — ■ Uncommon migrant, mainly in fall. (Mar. 23) April 14- 

 May 13; Oct. 26-Nov. 



N. H. — Uncommon migrant, mainly in southern part. Spring; 

 late Aug.-Oct. 15. 



Vt. — Uncommon migrant and rare summer resident (Lake 

 Bomoseen). 



Mass. — Rare spring and uncommon fall migrant; rare winter 

 resident near coast; may breed rarely (pair, Cheshire reservoir, 

 June 21, 1892). Mar. 29-April 25; (June 21); (Aug. 16) Sept. 

 3-Nov. (winter). 



