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1934, 72 (Canada; regular in southern Ontario; one record for Manitoba). — 

 Oberhglser, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., Ixxxiv, 1937, 314 in text, 316 in text, 

 837 in text, 345 in text (crit.). — Gower, Wils. Bull., li, 1939, 44 in text (near 

 Prudenville, Mich., Dec. 9, 1938). 



(?) Rallus elega/ns Henshaw, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, xi, 1874, 11 

 (Ogden, Utah).— Chapman, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., iii, 1891, 320 

 (Neuces Bay, Tex.; notes). 



[Rallus] elegans Coues, Key North Amer. Birds, 1872, 273. — Sharpe. Hand- 

 list, 1, 1899, 93, part. 



Riallus] elegans Ridgway, Ann. Lye. Nat. Hist. New York, x, 1874, 387 (Illi- 

 nois) ; Man. North Amer. Birds, 1887, 138. — Coues, Key North Amer. 

 Birds, ed. 2, 1884, 672.— Rothschild, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, xlviii, 1928, 

 122 (eggs). 



[Rallus elegans] a. elegans Coues, Birds Northwest, 1874, 535 part (excl. 

 syn. part). — Baird, Brewer, and Ridgway, Water Birds North Amer., i, 

 1884, 353, 354. 



[Rallus elegaris] a. var. elegans Ridgway, Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, v, 1880, 139 

 (diagnosis). 



[Aramus] elegans Gray, Hand-list, iii, 1871, 59, No. 10417. 



[Limnopardalis] elegans Heine and Reichenow, Nom. Mus. Hein. Orn., 1890, 

 320 (Texas; New York; "Central Amerika"). 



Rallus elegans elegans Howell, Birds Alabama, 1924, 85; ed. 2, 1928, 85 

 (distr. ; habits; Alabiima ) .—Bailey, Birds Florida, 1925, 40, pi. 20 (col. 

 fig. ; distr. ; Florida) . — Worthington and Todd, Wils. Bull., xxxviii, 1926, 

 209 (Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla.). — Nice, Birds Oklahoma, rev. ed., 1931, 

 84 (genl. ; Oklahoma). — Baebg, Univ. Arkansas Agr. Exp. Stat. Bull. 258, 

 1931, 57 (descr. ; distr.; Arkansas).— [Arthur], Birds Louisiana, 1931, 

 234 (descr.; status; Louisi'ana). — American ORNrrnoLOGiSTs' Union, Check- 

 list North Amer. Birds, ed. 4, 1931, 95.— Howell, Florida Bird Life, 1932, 

 202 (genl.; Florida). — Roberts, Birds Minnesota, i, 1932, 440 (distr.; 

 habits; Minnesota). — Baker, Auk, xlix, 1932, 100 (Crane Lake, Ontario). — 

 Poole, Auk, xlix, 1932, 234 (Lake Ontelaunee, Pa.). — Giuscom, Trans. Linn. 

 Soc. New York, iii, 1933, 97 (Dutchess County, N. Y. ; rare summer resident) . — 

 PETEiiS, Check-list Birds of World, ii, 1934, 160. — Campbell and Campbell, 

 Wils. Bull., xlvi, 1934, 122 (2 specimens; Erie Marsh, Monroe County, 

 Mich., Feb. 8, 1934; Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio, Feb. 11). — 

 Brooks, Auk, li, 1934, 249 (near Winfield, W. Va., Dec. 31, 1930).— Bailey, 

 Auk, li, 1934, 399 (spec, Chenier au Tigre, La., January 1-5).— Du Mont, 

 Univ. Iowa Studies Nat. Hist., xv, 1934, 61 (Iowa; uncommon migrant 

 and rare summer resident). — Deaderick, Auk, liii, 1936, 455 (12 miles 

 north of Hot Springs, Ark., Dec. 22, 1935; sijec). — Duvall, Auk, liv, 1937, 

 462 (Knotts Island, N. C. ) .— Oberholser, Bird Life Louisiana, 1938, 197 

 (fairly common permanent resident in Louisiana — from Cameron Parish, 

 Chenier au Tigre, New Iberia, and Octave Pass, north to the northwestern 

 corner of the S^ate). — Williams, Auk, Iv, 1938, 64 (not common, Galveston 

 Island, Tex.).— Poland, Auk, Iv, 1938, 128 (Leetown, W. Va. ; breeding).— 

 Ford, Auk, Iv, 1938, 133 (seen near Port Isabel, Tex., Mar. 19, 1937).— 

 Sutton, Auk, Iv, 1938, 503 (breeding near Gate, Beaver County, Okla.). — 

 Deaderick, Wils. Bull., 1, 1938, 263 (Hot Springs National Park, Ark., 

 Dec. 22, 1935). — Bennett and Hendrictkson, Auk, Ivi, 1939, 36 (adapta- 

 bility to environment). 



