Rallus eropitans. 
; 
Rallus eropitans. 
1876. 
May •— 
One captured alive on a vessel off Boston Harbor 
May —. 
1881. 
Nov. 10. 
As I was crossing the cause way at Philips Beach 
a bird started from the bank and skipped over the '‘loat 
ing vegetation into a dense bed of tall reeds; it was 
either this species or a Gallinule. 
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