34 EGGS OF NOBTH AMERICAN BIRDS. 



213. Spotted Crake, Porzana porzaiia. Eggs, 8 to 12, 

 oval, oblong, creamy or buff, spotted v/ith reddish brown ; .94 

 -j- 1.30 to .98 -|- 1.35. Extralimital ; occurs throughout the 

 Old World ; the bird has been taken in Greenland. 



214. SoRA Rail, Porzana Carolina. (Type, Plate III.) 

 Eggs, 6 to 10, oval, brownish buff, dotted and spotted irregu- 

 larly but sparingly with reddish brown and lilac ; .85 -\- 1.20 to 

 .95 -|- 1.25. Known from those of No. 212 by the decidedly 

 darker color. Breeds commonly in eastern temperate North 

 America, from Florida, northward, and, rarely, in the West, in 

 the same latitude, in early June. 



215. Yellow Rail, Porzana noveboracensis. Eggs, 6 to 10- 

 oval, deep buff, dotted and spotted irregularly, but very spar- 

 ingly, with reddish brown and lilac ; .80 -|- 1.05 to .85 -f- 1-15. 

 Known from those of No. 214 by the smaller size, fewer spot- 

 tings, and lighter color. Breeds in the northern portion of 

 Eastern North America, from Nova Scotia and Hudson's Bay, 

 westward, to Utah and Nevada, in June. 



216. Black Rail, Porzana jamaicensis. Eggs, 6 to 8, oval, 

 creamy, faintly dotted and spotted with reddish brown ; .75 -\- 

 1.00 to .80 -|- 1.05, Known from all of our other Rails by the 

 small size, s])arse markings, and light colors. 



216a. Farallonen Rail, Porzana jamaicensis coturnichis. 

 Eggs, unknown. Breeds on the Farallone Islands, California. 



217. Corn Crake, Crex crex. Eggs, 9 to 12, oval, pale buff, 

 spotted and blotched with reddish brown and lilac ; 1.50 -|- 1.73 

 to 1.55 -|- 1.75. Extralimital; occurs in Europe; the bird is 

 casual in Greenland, the Bermudas, and Eastern North America. 



218. Purple Gallinule, lonornis martinica. Eggs, 6 to 

 8, rather elliptical, deep creamy, spotted, dotted, and blotched 

 rather sparingly with reddish brown and lilac; 1.15 -|- 1.70 to 

 1.20 -j- 1.75, Known by the deep buff color, small size, and 

 sparse markings. Breeds in the South Atlantic and Gulf 

 States, in May. 



219. Florida Gallinule, Gallinnla galatea. (Type, Plate 

 IV.) Eggs, 8 to 10, oval, creamy buff, spotted and dotted 



