1895] MARYLAND ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. 281 
Tonornis martinica (218). Purple Gallinule. 
“South Atlantic and Gulf States, resident, north casually to 
New England” (Key, 676). Capt. Crumb has one mounted 
that came ashore on Cobb’s Island during a storm in May ’91, 
and was captured in the light house yard (Letter to W. H. 
Fisher). It has also been taken in York County, Pa. (Birds Pa., 
p- 73). 
“One was seen in Centre market (Washington, D. C.) 
on August 24, ’89 by Geo. Marshall. I visited the market, 
(Golden’s stand) to see about it. The man in charge remem- 
bered the ‘purple bird,’ but thought it had been sold, he said it 
came from ‘down the Potomac somewhere’” (Richmond). 
Gallinula galeata (219). Florida Gallinule. 
Possibly a regular, though rare, migrant. At Stemmer’s Run, 
Baltimore Co., one was taken on May 8, (’89, Resler). At 
Wasington, “on April 19, 792, Mr. Fred Zeller brought me a 
Florida Gallinule; while the species has been taken here before, 
this is the first specimen existing in collections. A few days 
later, about the 22d, Mr. J. D. Figgins secured a specimen from 
Frederick, Md., and on August 12, ’92, Mr. Zeller brought me 
a young male” (EZ. M. Hasbrouck, Auk, x, 92). 
“ Regular transient, but not very common, most of the spec- 
imens secured in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have been taken 
on the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers. Occurs May 1-10, 
and September 8 to October 20” (Birds E. Pa. and N. J., 68). 
Fulica americana (221). American Coot. 
Common migrant, noted from March 14 (’93, Fisher), at Gun- 
powder Marsh, to May 7 (’93), when a bunch of 5 were on the 
broad water of Chester River, and again from September 20 
(79, Resler), at Back River, to November 3 (’91, Resler), at 
Patapsco Marsh. 
A number have been shot at Loch Raven (Dukehart), At 
Hagerstown, on April 16, ’83, there was a remarkable flight of 
