KKY TO THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Group 2. Wing, from 3.75 to 4.75 inches long, 



Virginia Rail. 



Back, black or fuscous, the feathers edged with brownish or grayish olive; underpants, 

 cinnamon rufous, whitish on the throat; bill, slightly curved. 



Eallus virginianus. Virginia Rail. 



See No. 169. 



Back, with more or less white streaks ; breast, gray 

 tawny, according to age; lower belly, dull white. 



Porzana Carolina. Carolina Rail or Sora. 

 See No. 171. 



* For directions for measurement, see page {). 



