RALLID.E — THE RAILS — RALLL'S. 



353 



crepUanH, 



IS 12, it;o, 



K.V, lbr>', 



— KllHJW. 



Rallns elegans. 



THX KIXG BAIL; GREAT RED-BBEASTED BAIL. 



II. elegans. 



Jliilliis crepiliDUi, \Vii.« Am. Orii. VII. ISIS, |>l. &2, ««. •-* (lif,'. 'mt not Joscr. Not 7;. 



UMEI,.). -C) Ai,I,KX, Hull. .Mils. Cniiip. Z.H)I. Ill, 1872, 1S2 (Cleat Suit l.iiku, I'tali 

 i:,illi(.i.l,;i(ias, An., (trii. llii.«. III. IbS.'i, 27, I'l. 203; Syiio].. isy.t, 21.^ ; II. .\iii. V. 



pi. :i(i!i. HaiiiI), H. N. Ami. 1858, 746; Cut. X. Am. IS. l^.V.t, iic. 6r.2. — t'liiKs, 



273; I'li.ik Mm. 1n7:{, no. 4(Ji5 ; 2a tid. 1S82, no. 070; lUiiU N. W. 1874, D;tr. 



Noni. N. Am. B. 1881, no. .'■tin. 



/(. tenulroBtrU. 



liiilliiKfl>'ii<iii», viir. timnnmtrin, L.vwii. Am. Nut. Feb. 1874, 111 (City of Mexico). — HirniW. Bull. 

 Nutt. Orii. <'lul), V. no. :», .luly, 188ii, \AV, 



lI.Mi. FicHli-watt'i' nmr.ilicH of ilic Hiistvi-n I'ruvinix- of tlio Uiiiluil Stuti;s, north, (•a.-<imlly, to 

 M i-siiliii^ftls, Muiuf, mill Cuiiailii Wfil, rt;4iiliirly to the MidtlK' Stuti-.s ami Nortliiiii Illinois; 

 wc>l to Kansas ((JiiMt Salt l,:iki', .\i.i.KX ?-). l{c|plafeil in the salt-niarslifs aloii;,' tlu' Atlantic 

 ainl (iulf coasts liy it'picM'nlalivi' roiiiis i>f //. tniiijlnmlfiii. 



Sv. Cii.Mi. All nil : Aliiivi', Vfllowish olivi- or (K-limceous-dial", very conspicuously lunl sliai|ily 

 >iri|iiMl wiili l.l.ick ; ciown il iik lonwii ; a mi j mil oral >livak of lnnwiiisli wliitu, continufil to the 

 ui'.i{iiii ill a lii'ciaili'i' stri|ii- of liiowni'li ^'lay ; luit-s ami >iil>orlijtal r('}{ioii lir<i\viii.--l: ;.'ia\ nriluU 

 l>rnwiiisli ; cliin ami tlu'oat wliitc ; iciiiaiiKli'r <if licad and neck, including; jii^'uluni and liica>t, 



liiiiwtii-li 



r.l-t d.-plll 



rim Siiiii" 

 inch wi.lc 

 vV ; liii;i-l 



1. .;12-.:!-'! 

 lia. 



ij,.d «'lll 



IV (ill (lair 



It dcptll >'l 



liaifln- "I 



ISoHli aii'l 



li-iit ciiinaiiion ; Hanks and sidi-s dark lirownisji mljlackisli ilunky, liarn-d with white, the white 

 K.iis aveiiiyin^' alioiil .|(>-.|.'i of an inch in width, the iiiteis|iaces more tlitiii twice as wide ; crissiini 

 iiii\t'i| dusky and white, the lateral feathers almost iiiiinaciilale white ; middle of the alidoiiieii 

 roiisideralily li^'liler than the hreast, sonieliini'M i|uile white ; axillars and lining; of the wiii^' Hiniilar 

 to the tiaiik'i. lull white hars narrower, and less distinct. Wiiivi-coveits ru^ly liiownish, soinetinies 

 iiicMiiiii'.' to i'liestnut,aiid not infn i|iieiitly iimie or le>^ liaricil with reddish white ; teilials wirlely 

 -iiipecl, like the Nca)iulai's ; renii^cN plain iimherlu'own ; lectrices raw-iinilH'r, with a dusky medial 

 -liipe. " Lower niandilile and ed>;es of upper liiowni^ii yellow ; rid'.je of upper, and lips of hoth. 

 deep hrown ; iris lirij,dil leil ; feel yellowisji liriiwn. tinned with olive ; claws of the same color'' 

 (Ai oriiDN). Ihi'i'iifi jiiiiiiiii: riiiroriii ;,dossv Mack; hill dusky, llie end. and iniumph'' wide 

 hand near the hase (eiiclosiiij,' the nostiil). pale yellowish or whitish (in the skin) ; lej;s a:i'! feet 

 hiiiwiiish (in skill). 



Tulal len^'th. ahout 17 inches; win,', r».!H>-(; ><(l ; culineii, 2.1i-2.f)0; depth of hill in midille, 

 .•.!7-.;ri ; tarsus, 2.20-2.10; middle |oe, l.>.o-2.1<». 



'I'liu individual variation in this Hpeeies U very considerahle, hoth as re;^'aiils ('(duration ami the 

 piciporlioiis ; hut it may always he readily distinguished from the allied forms hy the character.s 



' May piissililv Im- il. nhmihlii.i. 



'* Nu N|icciiiiens tivuii ; muy |iuii.,ilily he obsolelus. 



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