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Ocean City, and at Washington it has been “seen during the 
breeding season and undoubtedly breeds” (C. W. Richmond, 
Auk, v, 20). 
Mr. Stone’s remarks apply equally well to Maryland, he says: 
“Summer resident in fresh marshes, bogs and swamps along 
the coast, though apparently not in the true salt marshes except 
in migrations not very abundant inland, but rather plen- 
tiful along the New Jersey coast ; arrives May 1st and remains 
until October 25, or occasionally later” (Birds E. Pa. and N. 
J., 66). : 
On March 20, ’95, in market I saw one with a bunch of 
Wilson’s Snipe; they were perfectly fresh and may have been 
shot near Baltimore, but I could not ascertain locality. 
Porzana carolina (214). Sora. 
While this species migrates north regularly in spring, it is 
seldom noted, as the gunners are not then on the marshes, but 
during August, September and October, they are slaughtered by 
thousands on the marshes of tidewater Maryland. 
On August 25 (’94, Fisher) they were abundant on Day’s 
Marsh, they remain so until the first frost; this of course 
makes their going further south a variable date. Other dates 
are few, so they are given in full. On November 18 (90, 
Fisher) one was shot in Somerset County. Single birds were taken 
on December 26 (90) and January 22 (’95), at the mud hole 
back of “Sonny” Barranger’s in Canton, by Mr. Jas. Holton, 
and on April 3 (’93) one was shot in a marsh a short distance 
north of Chincoteague Island, and consequently near the south- 
ern Maryland line, by Dr. R. H. P. Ellis, of Baltimore city. 
On July 25, ’93, four birds were flushed from a small piece 
of cattail, by Mr. Geo. Todd, close to his house on North 
Point. This seems to point to their possible breeding here in 
limited numbers. It is given as breeding in Chester and Lancas- 
ter Counties, Pa. (Birds Pa., 71), and at Washington it has been 
“seen during the breeding season and undoubtedly breeds” (C. 
W. Richmond, Auk, v, 20). Under date of May 25, ’95, Mr. 
