102 CHECK-LIST OF NORTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 
Rallus béldingi Rrncway. Belding’s Rail. [209.] 
Rallus beldingi Ripaway, Proc. U. 8. Nat. Mus., V, 1882, 345. (Espiritu 
Santo Island, Lower California.) 
RanGE.— Coast and islands of southern Lower California. 
Rallus obsolétus Ripaway. California Clapper Rail. ([210.] 
Rallus elegans var. obsoletus Ripaway, Amer. Nat., VIII, 1874, 111. (San 
Francisco, California.) 
RaANGE.— Salt marshes of the Pacific coast near San Francisco. 
Rallus lévipes Bancs. Light-footed Rail. (210.1.] 
Rallus levipes BANas, Proc. New Engl. Zoél. Club, I, 1899, 45. (New- 
port Landing, Los Angeles Co., California.) 
RanGe.— Marshes of southern California from Santa Barbara 
south to San Quintin Bay, Lower California; accidental in Arizona. 
Rallus crépitans GMELIN. 
Rance.— Eastern United States. 
a. Rallus crepitans crepitans GmeLin. Clapper Rail. [211.] 
Rallus crepitans GMELIN, Syst. Nat., I, ii, 1789, 713. (New York.) 
RaNGE.— Salt marshes of the Atlantic coast. Breeds from Connecticut 
to North Carolina; winters mainly south of New Jersey; casual north to 
Maine. 
b. Rallus crepitans saturdtus Rincway. Louisiana Clapper Rail. [211a.] 
Rallus longirostris var. saturatus Ripaway, Bull. Nuttall Orn. Club, V, 
July, 1880, 140. (Louisiana.) 
RanGE.— Coast of Louisiana. 
c. Rallus crepitans scotti Sennetr. Florida Clapper Rail. (211b.] 
Rallus longirostris scottii SENNETT, Auk, V, July, 1888, 305. (Tarpon 
Springs, Florida.) 
RaNnGE.— Salt marshes of the Gulf coast of Florida. 
d. Rallus crepitans wafnei BREwstTeER. Wayne’s Clapper Rail. [211c.] 
Rallus crepitans waynei BREWSTER, Proc. New Engl. Zoél. Club, I, 1899, 
50. (St. Mary’s, Camden Co., Georgia.) 
RaANGE.— Salt marshes of the south Atlantic coast from North Carolina to 
Florida. 
