An Addition to the Maine Fauna. — On October 8 V 1881, I received 
from Mr. Alpheus G. Rogers, of Portland, an immature specimen of 
Raltus elegans, the King Rail, which he shot on Scarborough Marsh, on 
the morning of that day. This species is new to the State of Maine, and 
has occurred in New England only about half a dozen times. 
Its previous New England record is as follows: (i) Stratford, Conn., 
breeding, Linsley, Am. Jour. Sci. and Arts, Vol. XLIV, No. 2, p. 267. 
(2) Portland, Conn., one specimen; (3) Saybrook, Conn., one spec- 
imen, Merriam, Rev. Birds Conn., p. 115. (4) Nahant, Mass., one spec- 
imen, Purdie, this Bulletin, Vol. II, p. 22. (5) -Sudbury Meadows, Mass., 
one specimen, Purdie, this Bulletin, Vol. Ill, p. 146. — Nathan Clif- 
ford Brown, Portland , MaineQflUt N • Q. Q. 7, Jan, 1882, p, (j O 
The King Rail in New England. — It seems that in making up the 
New England record of the King Rail ( Rallus elegans')\ I overlooked a 
note on this species, published in “Forest and Stream” of March 11, 1880. 
In this note Mr. Jno. H. Sage announces the capture of a female specimen 
at Portland, Conn., September 17, 1879. — Nathan Clifford Brown, 
Portland , Maine. Bull, N.G.O, 7 , April, 1882, P, / 2 . V • 
The King Rail Again in Maine.— rrmle King Rail ( Rallus 
elegans ) wat shot in Falmouth, Maine, on September 19, 1895, by Mr. 
Walter Rich, of Portland, and is now in my collection. The township of 
-Falmouth lies northeast of Portland, and the locality where the bird was 
taken was a brackish marsh known as ‘ The Dyke,’ about two miles from 
the city, near the mouth of the Presumpscot River. — Henry H. Brock, 
Portla?id , Me. 
The King Rail again near Portland, Me.— I have already (Auk, Vol. 
XIII, p. 79) noted the capture of a specimen of the King Rail ( Rallus 
elegans) at the Dyke Marsh, near Portland, Maine. I have since obtained 
another specimen taken at the same place by Mr. John Whitney. It was 
brought to me in the flesh and was dissected and mounted by myself. It 
proved a male in good condition. The date of its capture was December 
17, 1899. 
The King Rail is thus shown to have occurred three times 1 in the 
vicinity of Portland- — Henry H. Brock, Portlajid, Me. _ „ 
Auk, XIX, July, 1902, p.*^' 
See Brown, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, Vol. VII, p. 60. 
