342 LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 



Suborder RALLI. Rails, Qallinules, Coots, etc, 



FAMILY ARAMID/E. Courlans. 



Genus ARAMUS. Vieill. 



A. O. V. 

 NO. 



164 (207) ARAMUS GIQANTEUS. (Bonap.) Limpkin. 



Tropiciil species ; resideut aud breeds in Florida. 



FAMILY RALLID/E. Rails, Qallinules, and Coots. 



Subfamily RALLIN/G. Rails. 



Genus RALLUS. Linn. 



165 (208) RALLUS ELEGANS. Aud. King Rail. 



Fresh-water marshes of eastern United States; casual north of North 

 Carolina, New England, aud Illinois ; recorded as far north as 

 Ontario. 



166 (211) RALLUS CREPITANS. Gmel. Clapper Rail. 



Salt-water marshes ; New England to Gulf States. 



167 (211a) liallns crepitans saturatus. (Kidgav.) Louisiana Clapper Rail. 



A dark race of R. crepitans, which occurs in the salt-water marshes of 

 Louisiana. 

 167rt ( — ) Rallus cvjntans wayyiei. Brewster. Wayne's Clapper Rail. 



This race is described as differing from true crepitans in being darker, 

 " the underparts with more ashy, the under tail coverts with fewer 

 markings." (Brewster Auk, p. .50, 1899.) Habitat, coast of 

 Georgia to middle Florida (head of Indian River). 



168 (211/j) RALLUS SCOTTIl. (Senn.) Scott's Rail- Florida Clapper Rail. 



Florida. 



169 (212) RALLUS VIRQINIANUS. Linn. Virginia Rail. 



North America, Canada to Cuba ; often occurring in large numbers on 

 New England marshes during migrations. 



Genus PORZANA. Vieill. 



170 (213) PORZANA PORZANA. (Linn.) Spotted Crake. 



European species ; recorded from Greenland. 



171 (214) PORZANA CAROLINA. (Linn.) Sora. Carolina Rail. 



North vViuerica ; common on Atlantic coast, Florida, aud Gulf States; 

 "West Indies and Soutii America in winter. 



Sui'.GKXus COTURNICOPOS. P.onap. 



172 (21;')) PORZANA NOVEBORACENSIS. ((Jmel.) Yellow Rail. 



Hudson Bay to Florida and Cuba ; apparently not oounnou anywhere. 



