NORTH AMERICAN" RAILS AND THEIR ALLIES. 



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Eggs have been found at Mount Pleasant, S. C, June 10, 1903 

 (Wayne); Raleigh, N. C, May 26, 1890, to August 10, 1898 (Stone); 

 Saybrook, Conn., July 10, 1876 (Purdie); Great Island, Conn., June 

 6, 1884 (Clark); Calumet Marsh, near Chicago, 111., June 19, 1875 

 (Nelson); Philo, 111., May 30, 1901 (Hess); and Garden City, Kans., 



• BREEDING 



O OCCURRENCE IN SUMMER 



Fig. 15. — Farallon rail ( Creciscus coturniculus). 



June 6, 1889 (Kellogg). Young not long from the nest were found 

 near Philadelphia, Pa., July 22, 1836 (Allen). 



FARALLON RAIL. Creciscus coturniculus (Ridgway). 



Knowledge of the life history of the Farallon rail is only fragmen- 

 tary. The species has been found nesting in a marsh near National 

 City, Cal. (Stephens), and apparently this is the only place where 



