40 Miscellaneous Circular 13, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 
206. Sandhill Crane ( Megalornis mexicana). 
Range.—North America. Resident in Louisiana and Florida; bred formerly from southern British 
Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and western Ontario south to California, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois, 
and Ohio; formerly in migration east to New England; now rare east of the Mississippi, except in Florida, 
and rare as a breeder in the southern half ofits former breeding range; winters from California, Texas, and 
Louisiana south to Mexico. 
Vernacular names.—In general use: Sandhill crane. Jn local use: Blue crane 
(Man., Nebr.); grue bleue (blue crane) (La.); savanna crane (N. C.); stork (La.); 
wild turkey, or simply turkey (Sask., Alta., Man.). 
Book names.—Brown crane, common brown crane, common sandhill crane, field 
crane, grue brune (brown crane), little crane, southern brown crane, southern sand- 
hill crane, upland crane. 
Fic. 31.—King Rail. 
amity RALLIDAE: Raits, GALLINULES, AND Coots. 
Subfamily RanimnaE: Rails. 
208. King Rail (Rallus elegans). (Fie. 31.) 
Range.—Eastern North America. Breeds from Nebraska, southern Minnesota, Ontario, New York, 
and Connecticut south to Texas, Florida, and Cuba; winters mainly in the southern part ofits breeding 
range; casual north to South Dakota and Maine. 
VERNACULAR NAMES. 
In general use.—Marsh-hen; king rail. 
In local use.—Bull rail (Wis.); double rail (N. C.); fresh-water marsh-hen (Md., 
8. C., Tex.); fresh-water meadow-hen (Long Id., N. Y.); fresh-water mud-hen (Md.), 
Indian pullet (S. C.); king ortolan (D. C.); king sora (Va.); meadow hen (Conn.); 
mud-hen (Mich., Ill., Nebr.); rale (rail, La.); red-breasted rail (Mo.); rice-hen (Ind.); 
water-hen (lowa). 
19 Grus mexicana, 
