16 RALLIED. 



Rallus obsoletus, Ridgw. Bull. Nutt. Orn. Club, v. p. 139 (1880) ; id. 



Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. in. pp. 11, 201 (1880) ; Belding, P)-oc. U.S. 



Nat. Mus. V. p. 529 (1883: W. California); Baird, Breivei; ^ 



Ridgw. Water-B. N. Amer. i. p. 3-57 (1884) ; A. 0. U. Check-l. N. 



Amer. B. p. 140 (1886) ; Cooper, Auk, iv. p. 90 (1887 : Ventura 



Co.) ; Ridffw. Man. N. Amer. B. p. 137 (1889). 

 Rallus longirostris obsoletus, Coues, Check-l. N. Amer. B. p. 109 



(1882) ; id. Key N. Amer. B. p. 072 (1884). 



Adult. Similar to R. crepitans, but slightly more ashy olive above 

 and rather more rufous on the chest. Total length 14-5 inches, 

 culmen 2*45, wing 6-5, tail 2-9, tarsus 2-1, middle toe and claw 2-5. 



Hah. California north to Oregon and Washington Territory, 



a. cf ad. sk. California ( W. D. Bryant : Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Hensh. Coll.). 



b. Ad. sk. San Francisco, California, Salvin-Godman Coll. 



March 28 (^. W. Whipple). 



c. cf ad. ; d, e. San Francisco, Sept., Oct. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 2 imm. sk. {H. W. Henshaic). 



f. Ad. sk. San Francisco Bay, Dec. {E. Sahnn-Godman Coll. 



W. Nelson : Hensh. Coll.). 



g. c? ad. sk. Redwood, California, April Salvin-Godman Coll. 



16 {K. W. Henshaw). 



3. Rallus virginianus. 



? The Soree, Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carol, i. pi. 70 (1731, fig. pess.). 



The American Water-Rail, Edwards, Gleanings, ii. p. 144, pi. 279 

 (1760). 



Le Rasle de Virginie, Briss. Orn. v. p. 175 (1760). 



Le Rasle de Pennsylvanie, Briss. Orn. vi. Suppl. p. 138 (1760). 



Rallus virginianus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 263 (1766) ; Om. Syst. Nat. 

 i. p. 716 (1788) ; Wils. Amer. Orn. vii. pi. Ixii. fig. 1 (1824) ; And. 

 B. Amer. pi. ccv. (c. 1826) ; Jard. ed. Wils. Amer. Orn. iii. p. 12, 

 pi. Ixii. fig. 1 (1832) ; And. Orn. Biogr. iii. p. 31 (1835), v. p. 573 

 (1839) ; 2>>. Cump. List B. Eur. ^ N. Ami-r. p. 53 (1838) ; Aud. 

 B. N. Amer. v. p. 174, pi. 311 (1842) ; Giraud, B. Longlsl. p. 208 

 (1844); Gray, List Grallce Brit. Mus. p. 116 (1844) ; id. Gen. B. 

 iii. p. 593 (1846) ; Baird, B. N. Amer. p. 748 (1858) ; Scl. Sf Salv. 

 Ibis, 1860, p. 277 (Guatemala) ; Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Ralh, p. 10 

 (18U5) ; Dresser, Ibis, 1866, p. 40 (Texas) ; Coues, t. c. p. 265 

 (Arizona) ; id. Proc. Philad. Acad. 1866, p. 98 ; Scl. ^ Salv, P. Z. S. 

 1868, p. 445 ; Coues, Proc. Essex Inst. v. p. 297 (1868) ; Allen, 

 Mem. Post. Soc. N. H. i. p. 501 (1868 : Iowa) ; id. Bull. Mus. C. 

 Z. ii. p. 307 (1871 : Florida), iii. p. 172 (1872: Kansas); Aiken, 

 Proc. Bost. Soc. N. H. xv. p. 210 (1872 : Colorado) ; Coues, Key 

 N. Amer. B. p. 273 (1872) ; Scl. Sj' Salv. Nomencl. Av. Neotr. 

 p. 1.39 (1873) ; Snow, B. Kansas, p. 11 (1873) ; Coues, B. N- West, 

 p 536 (1874) ; Laiur. Mem. Bost. Soc. N H. ii. p. 311 (1874 ; 

 Siazatlan) ; Hemh. Rep. Zool. IQOth Merid. p. 468 (1876 : Utah : 

 Colorado) ; Gtmdl. Orn. Cuba, p. 298 (1876) ; Belding, Proc. U.S. 

 Nat. Mus. i. p. 443 (1878 : California) ; Mayyiard, B. East. N. 

 Amer. p. 428 (1879) ; Ridgiv. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. iii. p. 201 

 (1880) ; Coues, Check-l. N. Amer. B. p. 109 (1882) ; Stearns, New 

 Engl. Bird-Life, ii. p. 283 (1883) ; Baird, Brewer, ^' Ridgw. Water- 

 B. N. Amer.'i. p. 363 (1884); Coues, Key N. Amer. B. 2nd ed. 



