6. Rallns virginianns (Linn.)- Vir- 
ginian Rail. Formerly a summer 
resident, but now deprived of its 
old breeding place, Leverett pond, 
it has not been recorded for years, 
though perhaps it may still occur 
occasionally on migrations. 
7. Porzana Carolina (Linn. ). Sora 
Rail. Formerly a common sum- 
mer resident with the preceding 
species, but now only found as an 
uncommon migrant. 
8. Fulica americana (Gmel. ). Amer- 
ican Coot. Formerly undoubtedly 
a not uncommon migrant, but of 
late years unrecorded. Mr. George 
R. Wales shot a single bird on 
Muddy river about 1883, and one 
was shot by Mr. W. P. Henderson 
on the Brookline reservoir many 
years ago. 
9. Podilymbus podiceps (Linn.). 
Pied-billed Grebe. Formerly pro- 
bably not uncommon, when 
Muddy river and our ponds were 
in wilder surroundings, as shown 
by two adult females taken on 
September 28, 1881 by Mr. L. F. 
Foster, and by another in 1883 by 
Mr. W. A. Eldridge. None to my 
knowledge have been taken since. 
10. Gavia imber (Gunn. ). Loon. 
One was seen on Brookline reser- 
voir many years ago by Mr. W. P. 
Henderson. 
11. AUe alle (Linn.). Little Auk. 
Mr. Moses Williams writes me 
that one was found dead, lying in 
one of Brookline 's roads, about 
1859 or 1860; ne believed it was 
blown inland by a gale. 
12. Uria lomvia (Linn. ). Briinnich's 
Murre. One was shot on the 
Brookline reservoir many years 
ago by Mr. W. P. Henderson. 
13. Larus argentatus (Briinn. ). Her- 
ring Gull. Occasionally seen dur- 
ing the winter months flying over, 
either going to, or coming from 
the Charles river, where it occurs 
from September to May. 
