TABLE OF CONTENTS XI 



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219 



Order Paludicolae oiq 



Family Megalornithidae ^.^ 



Megalornis americanus ^iq 



Whooping crane 219 



Habits 2^0 



Distribution 2qi 



Megalornis canadensis ^^ 



Little brown crane 231 



Habits 90Q 



Distribution ^^^ 



Megalornis mexicanus- _! ^ 



Sandhill crane 241 



Habits 2fi0 



Distribution ^^^ 



Megalornis canadensis mexicanus -^" 



Megalornis canadensis pratensis ^^^ 



Family Aramidae 0-4 



Aramus vociferus vociferus ^^| 



Limpkin 254 



Habits ^rq 



Distribution ^^^ 



Family Rallidae 260 



Rallus elegans 260 



King rail oqq 



Habits 2fi4 



Distribution „„P 



Rallus beldingi ^^^ 



Belding rail 266 



Habits 267 



Distribution 26? 



Rallus obsoletus 26? 



California clapper rail ^g' 



Habits ^^2 



Distribution "70 



Rallus levipes 270 



Light-footed rail it,. 



Habits i^'i^ 



Distribution 27^ 



Rallus yumanensis 275 



Yuma clapper rail 275 



Habits 277 



Distribution 277 



Rallus longirostris crepitans ^' ' 



Clapper rail 277 



Habits 200 



Distribution ^oq 



Rallus longirostris sa,turatus ^°^ 



Louisiana clapper rail 203 



Habits 287 



Distribution 207 



Rallus longirostris scotti ^*' 



Florida clapper rail 207 



Habits 290 



Distribution 2qo 



Rallus longirostris waynei ^^Y. 



Wayne clapper rail 290 



Habits 292 



Distribution 290 



Rallus virginianus 292 



Virginia rail 292 



Habits 298 



Distribution ^^^^ 



Porzana porzana oq. 



Spotted crake oqj 



Habits o«9 



Distribution -^"^ 



