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AMERICAN COOT. 

 Length, 1,'rOO inches. Head and neck blackish, bodj^ slate; under tail cov- 

 erts, tips of secondaries, and end of bill white. 

 CLAPPER RAIL. 

 Length, 14-50 inches. Upper parts pale greenish olive and gray; throat 

 white, breast pale cinnamon, flanks gray and white. 



