Todd: The Birds of the Isle of Pines. 201 



all in fresh or nearly fresh water. It was found at Los Indios also, 

 about three miles up the river from the coast, and one was shot at 

 Pasadita, in the Cienaga, the latter part of May, but not preserved. 

 Mr. Zappey secured several specimens at the latter locality in March, 

 1902, but because he did not chance to get any on his second trip he 

 inferred that the species did not breed in the island. We now know, 

 however, that it is a resident in the fresh-water marshes of both Cuba 

 and the Isle of Pines, and doubtless all the birds seen by Mr. Link 

 were breeding at the time. The " Virginia Rail " mentioned by Mr. 

 Read as having been noted on sundry occasions (in fresh-water sloughs 

 only) is doubtfully referred to the present species, no specimens 

 having been taken. 



40. Rallus longirostris leucophaeus Todd. Isle of Pines Clapper 

 Rail. 



(?) "Virginia Rail?" Read, Oologist, XXVIII, 1911, 146 (Bibijagua). 

 Rallus longirostris leucophceiis Todd, Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington, XXVI, 1913, 

 174 (Majagua River; orig. descr.; type in coll. Carnegie Museum). 



Eight specimens: Los Indios and Majagua River. 



Type, No. 39,717, Collection Carnegie Museum, adult male; Ma- 

 jagua River, Isle of Pines, November 7, 1912; Gustav A. Link. 



Description. — General color of upper parts deep clove-brown or 

 brownish black with an olivaceous shade, all the feathers margined 

 with neutral gray, giving a streaked appearance, these edgings very 

 broad and prominent on the scapulars and tertiaries; tail like the back; 

 wings dull brown, the upper coverts strongly shaded with buffy 

 brown, the under coverts and axillaries dusky, narrowly barred with 

 white; crown and back of the neck like the back, but duller, and the 

 gray edgings indistinct; sides of head and neck dull grayish; suborbital 

 spot and supraloral streak dull buffy white; throat white; lower throat 

 and upper breast suffused with ochraceous buff; lower breast and 

 abdomen (medially) dull white, the sides of the latter dusky, barred 

 with white; under tail-coverts mostly white, with indistinct broad 

 dusky barring; " iris dark brown." 



Measurements of Adults. 



No. Sex. Locality. Wing. Tail. Bill. Tarsus. 



39571 cf Los Indios 144 55 61 54 



39684 cf Los Indios 148 58 62 55 



39717 cf Majagua River 147 60 61 55 



39610 9 Los Indios 132 59 58 48 



39627 9 Los Indios 132 54 55 49 



