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88 LIGHT-FOOTED RAIL. CALIFORNIA CLAPPER 
RAIL.  Rallus levipes. 
Formerly common residents of the salt marshes along the 
coast. Now nearly exterminated by persistent hunting. 
89. VIRGINIA RAIL. Rallus virginianus. 
Rather common migrants. Rare summer residents of fresh 
water marshes. 
90. CAROLINA RAIL. SORA. Porzana carolina. 
Rather common migrants. Occasional throughout the year. 
91. CALIFORNIA BLACK RAIL. Creciscus coturniculus. 
Rare residents of salt marshes along the coast. 
92. FLORIDA GALLINULE. Gallinula galeata. 
Rather rare residents of tule bordered ponds. 
93. COOT. MUD HEN. Fulica americanus. 
Abundant residents of fresh water lakes and ponds. 
Order LIMICOLAE. Shore Birds. 
Family PHALAROPIDA. Phalaropes. 
A small family of rather small birds with feet partly webbed, 
thus connecting the swimmers with the shore birds. Their habits 
are also intermediate as they feed partly on insects picked up on 
shores of streams and ponds and also take part of their food while 
swimming on the surface of the water. Most species breed in the 
arctic regions. 
94. RED PHALAROPE. Phalaropus fulicarius. 
Abundant migrants at sea. Common migrants inland. Con- 
siderable numbers remain off shore all winter. 
95. NORTHERN PHALAROPE. Lobipes lobatus. 
Rather common migrants along the coast and inland. 
96. WILSON PHALAROPE. Steganopus tricolor. 
Rare migrants in this county. 
Family RECURVIROSTRIDA. Avocets and Stilts. 
A small family of medium sized, very long-legged birds, that 
frequent the shores of ponds and lakes, feeding on the insect life 
found in the water or on the shores. Although the webs at the 
base of the toes are quite small these birds are good swimmers, 
though they prefer wading. Edible. 
97, AVOCET. Recurvirostra americana. 
_ Rather common migrants. 
98. BLACK-NECKED STILT. Himantopus mexicanus. 
Rather common migrants. Probably rare summer residents, 
as I have found the species breeding in Orange county. 
Family SCOLOPACID A. Snipe, Sandpipers, Curlews, etc. 
This is a large family of rather small birds that frequent the 
shores of streams, ponds, lakes and ocean beaches, feeding on the 
great variety of small animal life found at the waters edge, or in 
wet places. Many species wade more or less; none are habitual 
