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Odin, 111. (Vandercook), and Boonville, Mo. (Hoy). A few pairs 

 breed south to Portageville, Mo. (Howell), and Eureka Springs, Ark. 

 (Smith). The species has been reported to breed at Orange Lake, 



Fig. 5. — King rail (Rallus elegans). 



Fla. (Pearson), Whitfield, Fla. (Worthington), and at Greensboro, 

 Ala. (Avery), while an individual too young to have been hatched at 

 any great distance away was taken at Corpus Christi, Tex., July 14, 

 1910 (Thayer). 



