YELLOW RAIL. 



215. Coturnicops noi'cboracensis. 7 in. 

 Barred with blackish-brown and white 



above. Sides of head and breast yellowish- 

 buff. Flanks barred with black and white. 



Note. Loud clicking sounds. 



Nest. Of rushes and grass on the ground. 

 Six to twelve rich buff eggs with a few 

 specks of reddish-brown. 



Range. Breeds northward from Me. and 

 Minn. Winters in the Gulf States and some- 

 times in Cal. Very secretive in habits. 

 BLACK RAIL. 



216. Creciscus jamaicensis. 5 in. 

 Slate-colored, the feathers on the back be- 

 ing edged with white and the flanks barred 

 with black and white. Back of neck brown. 



Note. Rapid clicking sounds. 



Nest. Of grasses on the ground in marshy 

 places. Eggs white, with brown dots. 



Range. Breeds locally throughout eastern 

 U. S. Secretive and difficult to find. 

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