342 LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Suborder RALLI. Rails, Qallinules, Coots, etc. 



FAMILY ARAMID/E. Courlans. 



v. <>. r. GENUS ARAMUS. VIKII.L. 



so. 



164 (L>n7) ARAMUS QIQANTEUS. < HOXAI-.) Limpkin. 



Tropical species ; resilient and breeds in Florida. 



FAMILY RALLID/C. Rails, Qallinules, and Coots. 



Subfamily RALLIN^E. Rails. 



GENUS RALLUS. LINN. 



165 (208) RALLUS ELEGANS. AID. King Rail. 



Fresh-water marshes of eastern I'nited States; casual north of North 

 Carolina, New England, and Illinois; recorded as far north as 

 ( hitario. 



166 (-211) RALLUS CREP1TANS. GMEL. Clapper Rail. 



Sail-water marshes ; New England to Gulf .States. 



167 (21 la) Jfallus cr< j i>it<nix saturatiis. (Riu<;w.) Louisiana Clapper Rail. 



A dark race of R. crepitans^ which occurs in the salt-water marshes of 



Louisiana. 

 167 ( - - ) Ralbix <-r<'jn'tiiiix mit/net. BREWSTER. Wayne's Clapper Rail. 



This race is described as differing from true crejritans in being darker, 

 "the undiTparts with more ashy, the under tail coverts with fewer 

 markings." (Brewster Auk, p. 50, 1899.) Habitat, coast of 

 Georgia to middle Florida (head of Indian River). 



168 (211/>) RALLUS SCOTTII. (SENN.) Scott's Rail- Florida Clapper Rail. 



Florida. 



169 (212) RALLUS VIRQ1NIANUS. LINN. Virginia Rail. 



North America, Canada to Cuba; often occurring in large numbers on 

 New England marshes during migrations. 



GENUS PORZANA. VIKII.L. 



170 (213) PORZANA PORZANA. (LINN.) Spotted Crake. 



European species; recorded from (Ireenland. 



171 (214) PORZANA CAROLINA. (Lixx.) Sora. Carolina Rail. 



North America; common on Atlantic coast, Florida, and Gulf States; 

 West Indies and South America in winter. 



8UB01 M B COTURNICOPOS. I5..N.M-. 



172 (21.".) PORZANA NOVEBORACENSIS. (<;>IKL.) Yellow Rail. 



Hudson Hay to Florida and Cuba ; apparently not common anywhere. 



