Porsana carolina. Maine (Lake Umbagog). 1873. Sept. 18. Come upon one crouching under a log on the heavily timbered bank of Cambridge River about a mile above the dam. 1880. June 17. Yesterday I heard a male singing on the grassy river-bank, and to-day putting my dog on shore there he quickly flushed the bird which flew, as this species some- times will, very swiftly with legs drawn up and wings whirring like a Quail's. 23. Heard two on the meadows bordering Cambridge River. Sept. 4. Shot three on the meadows between the River and the lower pond. 13. Shot two on the meadows. They lie closely before the dog.. 1882. Oct. 9-22 One shot October 20. Its stomach contained four or five pellets of No. 10 shot (see card). 38