BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA. 721 
ow ; one behind eye, blackish brown ; fore part of neck and breast, light 
reddish yellow ; abdomen, white. Mule, 73, 124. Habitat, Louisiana and 
Florida. Nests on the ground. Eggs, ten, pure white. 
Rallus Noveboracensis,' Bonap. Orn. iv. 136; Syn. p. 335. Rick. § Swain. ii. 402. 
Nutt. ii, 402. Aud. iv. 251; plate 329.— Ortygometra Noveboracensis, Aud. 
Syn. p. 213, : 2 
yer and transversely barred with white ; band over eye, reddish yel- 
318. Rallus Jamaicensis, Briss. — Least Water Rail. 
Head and lower parts, purplish. gray; sides, wing-coverts, and abdo- 
men, barred with grayish white; hind neck and fore part of back, dark 
chestnut; rest of upper parts, grayish black, tinged with brown and barred 
with white. Male, 6. Habitat, from Louisiana to New Jersey. 
- Rallus Jamaicensis, Aud. iv. 359; plate 349.—Ortygometra Jamaicensis, Aud. 
Syn. p. 214, 
GENUS I1V.—ARAMUS, Vieill: —-COURLAN. 
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314. Aramus scolopaceus, Vieill.— Scolopaceous Courlan. 
Plumage, chocolate brown, with purple and brown reflections ; throat, 
whitish; elliptical white spots on hind neck; lanceolate white spots on 
breast. Male, 253,41. Female, 25, 42. Habitat, Florida. . Nests in tufts 
of grass. Eggs, six. : 
, Aramus scolopaceus, Bonap. Orn. iv. 111; Syn. p. 39. Mutt. ii. 68. Aud. iv. 543; 
Syn. p. 217; plate 377. 
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FAMILY 1. —GRUIDA, Vigors. 
GENUS I.—GRUS, Briss. — CRANES. 
315. Grus Americana, Foster. — Whooping Crane, Wilson, p. 548. 
Grus Americana, Bonap. Syn. p. 302. Rich. § Swain. ii. 372. — Aud. iii. 202 and 
441, Nutt. ii. 34. Aud. Syn. p. 2195 plates 225 and 261. — Grus Canadensis, 
Rich. & Swain. ii. 273. » Nutt. ii. 38. a 
GENUS JI.—IBIS, Cuv. 
316. Ibis falcinellus, Linn. — Glossy Ibis. 
Bill, black ; base part of head, grayish blue ; feet, grayish black ; head, 
lossy green, with purplish reflections ; neck, back, breast, and abdomen, 
‘dark chestnut; part of breast shaded with green; sides, dusky, tinged 
with green, as well as lower wing and tail-coverts; edge of wing and 
anterior scapulars, brownish red; upper parts, dark green, glossed with 
purple; primaries, black, shaded with green; tail, glossy, with purple 
reflections. Male, 25,42. Habitat, from the Middle Atlantic States to 
Texas. Place and manner of breeding, unknown. 
Ibis falcinellus, Bonap. Syn. p. 312. Mutt. ii. 88. Aud. iv. 608; Syn. p. 257; 
plate 387. . 
317. Ibis rubra, Linn. — Scarlet Ibis, Wilson, p. 563. 
Habitat, southern part of the Union, rare. 
Ibis rubra, Bonap. Syn. p. 311. Mutt. ii. 84) Aud. v. 62; Syn. p. 257; plate 397. 
318, Ibis alba, Linn. — White Ibis, Wilson, p. 564. 
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