Rails 



208. King Rail (Rallus elegam). L. 15. Ads. 

 Above olive-brown, black, and olive-gray; wing-cov- 

 erts reddish brown; neck and breast cinnamon; belly 

 and sides blackish, sharply and broadly barred with 

 white. Notes. A loud hup, hup, bap, repeated and end- 

 ing in a roll. 



Range. — Eastern United Slate?; breeds from Rorlda nortli to Con- 

 npclirut and Soiitti Danoia: -iirHvs to M.iire; winters from Virgin- 

 ia and Lower Mississippi Vailpj' snll'^to Gulf Slates. 



209. Belding Rail (Rallus hddiHgi). Similar to 

 No. 208, but paler; flank-bars narrower. 



Range.— Lower California, 



210. California Clapper Rail {Rallus obsoletus), 

 L. 17. Above grayish olive-brown streakpd with 

 blackish brown; breast cinnamon; flanks dusky brown 

 narrowly banded with white. Margins to back 

 feathers much broader than in forms of crepitans. 



Range. - Salt Marshes of Pacific coast north to Washington, 



2 12. Virginia Rail {T^allus virginianus). L. 9.5; 

 B, T.5. /Idf;. Above niarkish and grayish brown; 

 wing-covetts reddish brown; below cinnamon, flanks 

 black and white. Resembling a King Rail in color, but 

 much smaller. NoUs. Calls, hep or Mk: song, a 

 grunting sound and cut, culia-cutta-cutta. (Brewster.) 



Range. — North America; breeds from Pennsylvania. Lone Island 

 northern lillnuls, and middle California north to Labrador, Manitoba, 

 Hild Bfilibli Columbia; winters from about lib souliiern breeding liin- 

 Its aouth to Cuba <iiiJ Guatemala. 



215, Yellow Rail. {Poniana noveboTacmsis) , L. 7; 

 B. .5. Ads, Above black and buffy barred with 

 white; breast buffy; sides brownish barred with white. 

 Note^, An abrupt cackling, 'kr^k, 'krek, 'krek, 'krek, 

 kak, 'k'k'k. (Nuttall.) 



Range.— Eastern North America north to New Brunswick. Quebec, 

 and Hudson Bay. west to Manitoba and rarely CaJlfornla; probably 

 breeds chiefly north; winters In southern States. 



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