ORDER PALUDICOLiE 



Family Rallidae 



Subfamily Fulicinae 



American Coot; Mud-hen. — Fulica amerkana. 15.00 



Summer Resident 



Field marks. — Chicken-like bill; upper parts blackish; under 

 parts lighter. 



Breeds in the cattail marshes of Watervliet and Green 

 Island. Nest, a low reedy structure; eggs, eight to fifteen, 

 buffy ground, speckled with brown and black. 



Subfamily Rallinse 



Sora; Carolina Rail. — Porzana Carolina. 8.50 



Common Summer Resident 



Field marks. — Short, yellow bill; upper parts brown, streaked 

 with black; under parts bluish-gray to white on belly; 

 center of crown and line down middle of neck, black. 



This little Rail is more often heard than seen. Its nest 

 has been found in the cattail marshes along the river. It is 



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