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CoTUENicoPS NovEBOEACBNSis (Gmeliii). Yellow Rail. 

 Rare migrant. 



On account of its very retiring habits this rail is seldom 

 seen. Tindall took a specimen near Independence on April 14, 

 1901. Bankers took one specimen at Corning on May 5, 1904, 

 and two on October 15, 1916, in an alfalfa field. This October 

 record is the only fall record for the State of Missouri. 



This bird is said to be a rare summer resident a few coun- 

 ties north of here, but this statement has never been verified. 



[Ceeciscus jamaicensis (Gmelin). Black Rail.] 

 Possible migrant and summer resident. 



There are no available records of the occurrence here of this 

 elusive little skulker but there can be little doubt that it visits 

 this vicinity regularly. It is included in this list to call the at- 

 tention of students to the possibility of establishing its presence 

 here. 



Subfamily G-allinulinae. Gallinules. 



IcNORNis MARTiNicus (Linn.). Purple Gallinule. 

 Accidental. 



An immature Purple Gallinule was captured alive and in a 

 starving condition in the east bottoms on December 30, 1915. 

 The skin is now in the collection of Miss Jennie Clements of 

 Inedependence and is the only known record for this part of the 

 country. There are but two other records for the State of Mis- 

 souri. 



Gallinula galeata (Lichtenstein). 



Gallinula chloropus gachinnans Bangs. Proposed October, 

 1916. Florida Gallinule. 

 Not uncommon migrant and very rare summer resident. 



For some unknown reason this bird arrives here about two 

 weeks or more earlier than at St. Louis. Widmami reports that 

 it arrives there after the first of May, but it has been seen here 

 during several years from the 13th to 25th of April. 



It was found nesting at Lake City by Tindall in 1904 and has 

 been seen during the breeding season in Platte County in 1916 

 and 1917. 



This bird was once very common and has only of recent years 

 become rare. 



