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[Aramusl mrginianus Gray, Hand-list, Hi, 1871, 59, No. 10419. 



Ballus virgmianus virginianus Dickey, Condor, xxx, 1928, 322 in text (crit.). — 

 [Arthur], Birds Louisiana, 1931, 238 (descr.; status in Ixjuisiana).— 

 Geiscom, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Ixiv, 1932, 120 (distr., Guatemala- 

 only in Sept. and Oct.) 



[Rallus aquatimsl /3 Latham, Index Orn., ii, 1790, 755 (cites Rallus Hrginicmui 

 Linnaeus). 



Ballus Umicola Vieillott, Nouv. Diet. Hist. Nat, xxviii, 1819, 558 (new name 

 for Rallus virginianus Linnaeus). — Stone, Auk, xlvii, 1930, 560 in text 

 (nomen.).— Cramek, Auk, xlix, 1932, 80 in text (young eaten by frog). — 

 Taveenee, Birds Canada, 1934, 172 (descr., breeds across Canada through- 

 out the Prairies, perhaps north of them, and in British Columbia into 

 Cariboo District).— Hanna, Condor, xxxvii, 1935, 81 in text (San Bernar- 

 dino County, Calif.). — Dixon, Condor, xxxvii, 1935, 87 In text (Yosemite 

 Valley).— Claby and Claby, Condor, xxxviii, 1936, 125 (winter; Coachella 

 Valley, Calif.). — Bond, Birds West Indies, 1936, 96 (Cuba, very rare winter 

 resident; one doubtful record from Isle of Pines). — Mouseey, Wils. Bull., 

 xlix, 1937, 80 in text (habits; nesting; near Montreal, Canada; photos). — 

 Rowley, Condor, xli, 1939, 248 (breeding; McGee Creek, Mono County, 

 Calif.). 



Ballus Umicola Umicola American Ornithologists' Union, Check-list North 

 Amer. Birds, ed. 4, 1931, 97. — Baerq, Univ. Arkansas Agr. Exp. Stat. BuU. 

 258, 1931, 57 (descr.; distr. in Arkansas). — Nice, Birds Oklahoma, rev. ed., 



1931, 85 (genl. ; Oklahoma).— Stoneb, Roosevelt Wild Life Ann., ii, 1932, 

 442 (Oneida Lake region, N. T.).— Austin, Mem. Nutt. Orn. Club, vil, 



1932, 80 (hypoth. ; Newfoundland Labrador). — Robeets, Birds Minnesota, i, 



1932, 443 (descr.; habits; Minn.).— Howell, Florida Bird Life, 1932, 208 

 (genl.; Florida). — Petees, Check-list Birds of World, ii, 3934, 160.— 

 Gbiscom, Trans. Linn. Soc. New York, iii, 1933, 98 (Dutchess County, N. Y., 

 common summer resident). — Wtt.t.ett, Pacific Coast Avif., No. 21, 1933, 52 

 (sw. Calif.; fairly common resident to San Diego County; nests April to 

 June). — Brooks, Auk, 1, 1933, 62 (Brownsville, Tex.).— Edwards, Auk, 1, 



1933, 369 (near Loxley, Baldwin County, Ala., Dec. 3, 1932; spec.).— Monson, 

 Wils. Bull., xlvi, 1934, 43 (Cass County, N. Dak., rare summer resident, 

 occ. spring migr.). — Brooks, Auk, Ii, 1934, 249 (nest and eggs, near Win- 

 field, W. Va.).— Du Mont, Univ. Iowa Stud. Nat. Hist., xv., 1934, 61 (Iowa, 

 uncommon migrant, rare summer resident). — Spiker, New York State Coll. 

 Forestry Bull. 8, 1935, 456 (Finger Lakes, N. Y., breeds).— McCeeaby 

 and Mickey, Wils. Bull., xlvii, 1935, 136 (se. Wyoming; May 1-Oct. 8).— 

 YouNQWOETH, Wils. BuU., xlvii, 1935, 217 (not uncommon summer resident. 

 Fort Sisseton, S. Dak. ) .— Huey, Wils. Bull., xlviii, 1936, 122 (White Moun- 

 tains, Ariz.; birds heard).— Linsdale, Pacific Coast Avif., No. 23, 1936, 50 

 (Nevada, summer resident, not known to nest). — ^Walkinshaw, Auk, liv, 



1937, 310, 311 in text (Michigan) ; 464 (habits, nests and eggs, etc., Michi- 

 gan).— Wood, Auk, liv, 1937, 535 (incubation period).— Poland, Auk, Iv, 



1938, 128 (breeding, Leetown, W. Va.).— Smith, Auk, Iv, 1938, 549 (Wolf- 

 ville, Nova Scotia, Oct. 27, 1937; spec.).— Obebhol see. Bird Life Louisiana, 

 1938, 202 (uncommon winter resident, Sept. to June in southern Loui- 

 siana).— Bennett and Hendeickson, Auk, Ivi, 1939, 36 (adap. to environ- 

 ment ).—Walkinshaw, Auk, Ivi, 1939, 230 in text (eggs). 



Ballus llimicola] Umicola Dales, Wils. Bull., xliii, 1931, 310 in text (Sioux 

 City, Iowa).— Hicks, Wils. Bull., xlv, 1933, 180 (Ashtabula County, Ohio; 

 uncommon).— MtiERAY, Wils. Bull., xlvii, 1935, 65 (1 seen. Big Spring Pond, 



