Concord, Mass. 
1395. 
Sent .4. 
Sept .6. 
porza na carol in a. 
The Carolina Kails still linger in fair numbers in the 
wild rice beds at Beaver Dam Rapid. I heard at least five thi 
afternoon. They utter a great variety of noises among which 
is the whinney and a drawling version of the ej.-e. not much 
like the form used in the spring and perhaps really different. 
I put the little cocking spaniels into the bed of wild 
rice at Beaver Dam Rapid this morning and pushing off into 
mid-stream watched the results of their active exploration of 
the matted beds of reeds and water plants. Within three or 
four minutes six or eight Carolina Rails showed themselves 
either taking short flights or skipping across openings a few 
yards in advance of the little dogs. Nothing else was driven 
