30 A PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE 



Kails (Family Rallidae). 



210. Coot (Fulica americana, Gmelin). 



Common in the fall of the year. 



211. Florida Gallinule (Gallinula galeata, Licht.). 



A young bird, nearly grown, was brougbt tome 

 Oct. 4, 1893, by a colored man who stated that 

 he had caught it in a trap set in the country near 

 Lexington. 



212. Purple Gallinule (Ionornis martinica, Linn.). 



Beckham reports having seen an example of this 

 species in Nelson County many years ago. 



213. Yellow Crake (Porzana noveboracensis, Gmelin). 



Transient, rare; Nelson County (Beckham). 



214. Carolina Rail (Porzana Carolina, Linn.). 



Transient, rather common in fall ; Nelson County 

 (Beckham). 



215. Virginia Rail (Rallus vwginianus, Jj\rm.). 



Audubon observed a female with eggs in April 

 at Henderson. Transient, rare ; Nelson County 

 (Beckham). 



216. King Rail {Rallus eleg 'ans, Audubon). 



Henderson (Aud). Bowling Green (Miss 

 Price). 



Cranes (Family Gruidee). 



217. Sand-hill Crane (Grus mexicana, Müller). 



Nelson County (Beckham). 



218. Whooping Crane (Grus americana, Linn.). 



Kentucky (Aud.) Nelson County (Beckham). 



Herons (Family Ardeidae). 



219. Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax,Ijhm.). 



Transient, not common, Nelson County (Beck- 

 ham). 



