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Ssmopsis of the North American Species. 



<'oM. CliAK. Aliovr, (ilivr of iisliy, witli iiKii'i' or Il-ss tlistiiict liroiitl liiii^'itinliiml HtriiHs df 

 iliirktT ; Ih'iiciiIIi. riiiicolorcil aiilcriuily. viiiif^iiilcd with luiw on the llmiks iiiul rrissiuii. I!rcii~i 

 iiKiii' or liss icdilisli ; Ihiiiks mill c ri»iiiii willi lnuwii aiul white IninnvtMitt' Iwit* ; a !-ii|iialonil li,'lii 

 slripi'. Wiu^'-i'ovi-Tls usually luoif iul'f.-<fi'Hl than back. 



A> Size laip- (win^; luoiv tliaii 5 imlus). 



u. Axillais aud llankiilusky. with wiilt- white luu-s (liars alioul 15 of an inch wide on flank-) 



1. R. elegana. Hack and m m|iu1uis iKliracenus-nlivc or yellowish drali, shar]ily and rons]ii( u- 



ously sirijpcd Willi Mack : l.icasi dccit cinnainon. Win;,', ").!»(Mi.HU; ciilnicn, :!.H>-l'."i1i ; 



least dipth of Mil, .i'i'-.:j."> ; laivus. I,!mi-l'. |o ; nii<l<lle toe, l."(t-iM(>. Huh. Fresh-wal.i 



inai'shes of hlasifin Noiih America. 



K. •■Ifiiam. 



h. Axillus and liniiij; of wiie^r dark Ihoh n, narrowly liarrcd with white ; Hanks dark limwii 

 disiiiii'tly lutrrecl with liniii white and Macki^ii, lh<' hars of the former aliont .ii,') .07 di .111 

 inch wide. 

 ■2 R Beldingi. .\lic)ve, dee|i olive-lnown. di«tinilly liiit not sharply -Iriixil with lii-owni'li 

 hhii'k ; l>rea.st, etc., rich cinnamon, Wiiii,', .'i,7l) ; tail, :!..*iii ; ciilineii, :/ l.'t ; le.'i>i deptli 

 of hill, .W); tarsus, l.'.i:^ : middle tm', l.so. /Af/<. Ciilf of (.'alil'orniii (Kspiriln S:iiii>> 

 Island). 

 r. A.\illars and tianks Itrowni^h ;,'ray, with narrow while liars (liars alioiit jo of an inch wide 

 on Hanks). 

 '.\. R. obaoletiu. Hack and -ca|iidars i;rayish olive, iniljsiinctly stri|ie<l with dii-ky ; lucust 

 deep cinnamon, Win^', (i l(i-(i.(iit ; ciilmeii, J l'.'i-:^..iI) ; least depth of hill, .;l:>-.:i.'i; 

 tarsus, :2 Id J.J.'i ; middle toe, 2.(N)-:2.,'i. Ilnh. Sall-waler marshes of ( 'alifornia. 

 1. R. longiroatria. itack aiid scapulars hrownish ^ray or ashy, oli>-oIetely >-tri|.'d with 

 ln'owii (ill (iiilf coast spei'imeii^ disliiicily stiiped wIlli dii-ky) ; lireasi pale hiilf (in (inlt 

 coast specimens ilnll cinnamon). Win;.', ."i.L'(i-(i.(Hi; culnieii, 2.o,')-J.riU ; least vieptli el 

 hill, .^-l-.'Xi ; tarsus. I.kVuMu; middle toe, I.T'i-iJ (H). //nh. .Salt-water marshe- n| 

 Eiistern I'liiletl .Stales, West Indies, and Niirtheiu.tern South .Vinerica. 

 B. Size small (wiii'„' h-^ than •..'"id jnrhe«). 



5, R. virginianua. Similar to 7/. i/ct/diM, Imt rather nmre deeply colored, /Mi. N'oith and 

 Miiltlle .Vnierica. 



