RECORDS VOLUME XII, ocT, 1920. 143 
VIRGINIA RAIL, Rallus virginianus Linn. 
Hog Key, May 2, 1915. Started one from 
a mat of thick grass. It flew about ten feet 
and dropped into the grass from which I was 
not able to start it. 
SORA, Porzana carolina Linn. 
Mathewstown, Inauga, Feb. 20, 1888, A 
specimen that had been shot was brought 
tome. Its local name is Water Chicken. 
FLORIDA GALLINULE, Gallinula galeata. 
Inaugua, Feb. 4, 1888. Shot one as it 
rose froma marsh at Blackwood Point. 
LIMPKIN, Aramus vociferus. 
Jan. 20,1884. At sea thirty-five miles 
west of Andros Island. About 10,a. m., 
when the wind was blowing quite fresh W. 
N. W., a Limpkin tried to alight on the ves- 
sel. The bird came from the direction of An- 
dros (which was out of sight), and passed 
within a few feet of my headas I sat on the 
stern. It then flew foward, turned out to 
