219. FLORIDA GALLINULE. 13/; in. 



(Gallinula galeata.) 

 Bluish-slate, washed with olive-brown on back, rump, 

 wings and tail; grayish on belly with white streaks along 

 flanks; under tail-coverts white; brilliant red bill and plate 

 across forehead; legs green to red; call, '"chuck"' or clucking 

 notes; walks and swims. American Coot. 



221. AMERICAN COOT. 15 in. 



(Fulica americana.) 

 Smooth blackish slate color, lighter below, black on head 

 and neck; white bill shows dark marks near the tip; turned 

 up tail; white underneath; wing edged wi;h whi'e; eye red; 

 young show white below and no marks on bill; toes with 

 scalloped edges. May be mistaken for a sm?,ll duck. Flor- 

 ida Gallinule. 



228. AMERICAN WOODCOCK. 10', in. 



(Philohela minor.) 

 Back, mixed black and rusty slate; below reddish-brown, 

 no markings; large head with short neck and very long straight 

 bill; eye set high iip and far back; crown barred crosszvise with 

 black and rusty; short tail; burrows in soft mud for earth- 

 worms; nocturnal. Wilson Snipe. 



230. WILSON SNIPE. lOj^ — 11>< in. 



(Gallinago delicata.) 



Black and buff, much streaked; wings, dark brown 

 marked with Avhite; below white, streaked; sides and lining 

 of wings barred with black; throat white; rusty tinge on breast 

 and black-barred tail; long, probing bill; usually in fresh- 

 water marshes or open swamps; flight swift and crooked; 

 varied notes; call, harsh "scaipe"; makes a "bleating" sound 

 (not vocal.) Woodcock. 



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