Plate VIII. 



AMERICAN COOT. 



Lengrth, 1500 inches. Head and neck blackish, body slate ; under tail-coT- 

 erts, tips of secondaries, and end of bill white. 



CLAPPER RAIL. 

 Length, ]4"50 inches. Upper parts pale greenish olive and gray; throat 

 white, breast pale cinnamon, flanks gray and white. 



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