3'onw Birds of Rare or Accidental Oc- 
currence in New England. H- A. Pur die 
11. Rallus longirostris. Clapper Rail. — In the Natural History 
store of Brewster & Knowlton, Boston, I recently saw a mounted specimen 
of this species. The bird was captured by its flying on board a vessel in 
the harbor, May 4, 1875. Though recorded from Maine and Connecticut, 
it being in the latter probably quite a regular summer visitor (about the 
Sound), I believe its appearance before in Massachusetts has been ques- 
tioned. 
Bull, N.Q.G. 2, Jan., 1877. p. 22 
