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Order PALUDICOLAE 
Rallus elegans Audubon. King Rail. 
Rare within the formation. A single individual was seen 
feeding along the shore of the springs. 
Rallus virginianus Linnaeus. Virginia Rail. 
Confined to zone five, where the species breeds. Very abund- 
ant. The food consists of small vertebrates together with a 
variety of invertebrates. (6). 
Prozana Carolina (Linnaeus). Sora. 
Found in the same general locality as the preceding. Also 
a breeding species. 
Fulica americana Gmelin. Coot. 
Abundant in the spring and fall, and occasionally a breeding 
species within the area. Is characteristic of zone three, nest- 
ing at the boundary between it and zone four. 
Order LIMICOLAE 
Philohela minor (Gmelin). Woodcock. 
Characteristic of zone six, where it carries on all of its activities. 
Not common by any means, and, though five pair were located, 
but a single nest was found, and this was later destroyed by the 
fox squirrels, before the young hatched. 
Gallinago delicata (Ord). Wilson Snipe. 
Characteristic of zone five, while an occasional individual 
wanders into zone four. Quite abundant in the spring and fall, 
and probably nests in the area under discussion. 
Ereunetes pusillus (Linnaeus). Semipalmated Sandpiper. 
Characteristic of zone four, where the species feeds whenever 
present in the formation. 
Totanus melanoleucus (Gmelin). Greater Yellow-legs. 
Found on only two occasions, both times within zone five, 
which is as one would expect. 
Totanus flavipes (Gmelin). Yellow-legs. 
The lesser yellow-legs is much more common than the preced- 
ing species, and likewise is found in zone five. However, this 
species seems not adverse to appearing within zone four in its 
search for food, which is largely insect life. 
