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7& *Rallus virginianusljinn. 

 Virginia Rail. 212. 



79. * for zana Carolina (Linn.). 



Sora. 214. Most abundant during the fall migrations. 



80. P. noveboracensis (Gmel.). 



Yellow Rail. 215. Rare visitor. Probably breeds occasionally. 



81. P. jamaicensis (Gmel.). 



Black Rail. 216. Rare migrant. Specimens are occasionally shot in the 

 fall near Chester city, Delaware county. 



82. lonornis martinica (Linn.). 



Purple Gallinule. 218. A very rare straggler from the south. 



83. Gallinula galeata ( Lich t ) . 



Florida Gallinule. 219. Spring and fall migrant 



84. Fulica americana Gmel. 



American Coot. 22L Spring and fall migrant. 



Family PHALAROPODID^E. The Phalaropes. 



85. Crymophilus fulicarius (Linn.). 



Red Phalarope. 222. Chiefly maritime ; found in this State only as an ir- 

 regular and rare migrant 



86. Phalaropus lobatus (Linn.). 



Northern Phalarope. 223. Rare straggler from the north. 



87. P. tricolor (Vieill.). 



Wilson's Phalarope. 224. Rare spring and fall visitant 



Family SCOLOPACID^E. The Snipes, Sandpipers, etc. 



88. *Philohela minor (Gmel.). 



American Woodcock. 228. Sometimes seen during mild winters. 



89. Gallinago delicata (Ord.). 



Wilson's Snipe. 230. Common migrant ; spring and fall. 



90. Macrorhamphus griseus (Gmel.). 



Dowitcher. 231. Rare and irregular spring and fall migrant Chester 

 county. Michener. ' Cumberland county, male, September, 1844; 

 female, August, 1844." Baird. 



91. Aficropalama himantopus (Bonap. ). 



Stilt Sandpiper. 233. Rare and irregular spring and fall migrant 



92. Tringa canutus Linn. 



Knot 234. Common spring and fall migrant along the Atlantic coast 

 Specimens are occasionally found along our rivers during the fall 

 migrations. 



93. T. maritima Briinn. 



Purple Sandpiper. 235. Very rare. A specimen in the U. S. National 

 Museum was taken many years ago near Philadelphia. 



94. T. maculata Vieill. 



Pectoral Sandpiper. 239. Spring and fall migrant 



95. T. fuscicollis Vieill. 



White-rumped Sandpiper. 240. Rare spring and fall migrant 



96. T 7 . minutilla Vieill. 



Least Sandpiper. 242. Spring and fall migrant 



97. T. alpina paciftca (Coues.). 



Red-backed Sandpiper. 243a. Most frequently seen in the fall. Said to 

 be a common spring and fall migrant on Lake Erie, near Erie city. 



