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WATER RAIL. Crass II. 
very distinct from the rail, as to constitute an- 
other genus. 
** Both sexes of the water rail appear ‘like. 
The nest is formed of coarse grass among the 
thickest aquatic plants, in which the female 
lays five or six pale yellow eggs, spotted all 
over with dusky brown. 
“ The species is found from Norway to the 
extreme south; is very common in Malta.” 
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