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vi., 4, 52— First arrivals at Ephrata, Penn., March 18, 1875— W. H. 

 Spera. vi., 6, 84 — Arrive in Mass. between March 1 and 10 — ^J. A. 

 Allen, vi., 6, 84— Arrived at Wenonah, N. J.. Feb. 14, 1876— Milton 

 P. Pierce, vi., 7, 99— Abundant near Trenton, N. J., Feb. 11, 1876; 

 has seen them Jan. 29, and believes theywinter in small numbers — 

 Chas. C. Abbott, vi., 8, 115 — Abundant in floclss at Washington, D. 

 C, March 5, 1876— G. Brown Goode. vi., 8, 115— Arrive at New 

 Haven, Conn., first week in March; males alone — "Speculator" 

 (Robt.T. Morris), vi., 10, 148— Arrived at Riverdale-on-Hudson 

 March 23, 1876 -E. P. Bicknell. vi., 13, 180— Noticed at Salem, 

 Mass., April 6, 1876— " Teal " (R. L. Newcomb). vi., 12, 181— 

 Arrived at Boonsboro, Md., March 5, 1876— W. B. Wheeler, vi., 15, 

 233— First flock arrived at Montpelier, Vt., April 10, 1876— W. A. 

 Briggs. vi., iS, 333 — Common at Peotone, 111. D. H. Eaton, vi., 

 17, ^66— Very abundant at Ann Arbor, Mich.; arrives middle of 

 March ; eggs laid by April 30 ; two broods are raised ; departs middle 

 of October — A. B. Covert, vi., 21, 337 — Common summer resident in 

 Central New YorkJ; associates with the Rusty Crackle on the migra- 

 tions; arrives the second week in March — H. G. Fowler, vi., 21, 

 338— Noticed at Springfield, Mass., between May 1 and 10, 1876— 

 Fred. H. Keyes. vi., 31, 388— Migrating North at Lebanon, 111., 

 March 8, 1876— Wm. L. Jones, vi., 23, 354— Arrived at Hollis, N. 

 H., March 20, 1875, and Aprils, 1876— W. H. Fox. vi., 33, 370— 

 Incubating at Gainesville, Texas, May 4, 1876— G. H. Ragsdale. vi., 

 26, 417— Noticed at Salem, Mass., March 39, 1876— R. L. Newcomb. 

 viii., 7, 96— Noticed on Clark's Island, Plymouth, Mass., in 1853 — F. 

 C. Browne, viii.', 7, 96 — Not common at Webster, N. H.; a few 

 breed — Chas. F. Goodhue, viii., 9, 139 — States that they catch and 

 eat fish in Florida— J. W. viii., 13, 192 — Arrives on the Coteau des 

 Prairies, Dakota, April 17, andJs found in large numbers until Nov. 

 10— Chas. E. McChesney. viii., 17, 368— Foimd near Washington, D. 

 C — (R F. Boiseau): x., 9, 155— Shot at Salem, Mass., April 11, 

 1870— "Teal" (R. L. Newcomb). x., 9, 156— Noticed in Central 

 Park, N. Y. City, March 17, 1878-E. C. M. x., 9, 156- Arrived at 

 Portland Conn., March 3, 1878— J. H. Sage, x., 13, 216— Arrived 

 at Fort Hamilton, L I., March 7, 1878— DeL. B.(erier). x., 13, 236 

 — A farmer's conclusions that they do more harm than good — " Dom 

 Pedro" (T. S. Quay), x., 16, 296— Have one with white feathers in 

 the neck — R. L. N.(ewcomb). x., 19, 359 — Arrived at Lebanon, 111., 

 March 15, 1878— "Ptarmigan." x., 26, 503— Noticed in flocks at El- 

 mira, N. Y., March 1, 1878 ; they nest here — E. B. Gleason. xi., 

 3, 47, Common at Peotone, 111.; breeds in large communities — D. 

 H. Eaton, xii., 7, 126— Noticed at Salem, Mass., March 17, 1879— 

 R. L. N.(ewcomb). xii., 8, 146 — Arrived at Hudson. Oliio, between 

 March 6 and 9 — " Buckeye." xii., 11, 205 — Rare in Nova Scotia — J. 

 Matthew Jones, xii., 11, 316 — Very numerous at Salem, Mass., 

 April 14, 1879— R. L. Newcomb. 



Rail. Black, See Porzcma jamaicenm. 



Bail. Carolina, See Porzana Carolina. 



Rail, Clapper, See Rallus longirostris. 



Rail. King, See Rallus elegans. 



Bail. Virginia, See Rallus mrginianus. 



Bail. Yellow, See Ponana noveboraeensis. 



Ballus elegans. King Rail, i., 31, 325 — Comparatively rare on the Dela- 

 ware— "Homo" (Chas. S. Westcott). ii., 4, 60— Found on the 

 ■ Potomac marshes — "Piseco"(L. L. Beardsley). ii., 23, 341 — Found 

 in Russell Co., Kansas; feeds only on insects in spring — P. S. B. (en- 

 son), iii., 5, 74— Thirty killed on Barnegat marshes Sept. 1, 1874. 

 iv., 13, 199— One procured in Florida by G. Brown Goode. vii., 10 



