Local Names of Migratory Game Birds. A] 
Geographic index.—Conn., meadow-hen; D. C., king ortolan; I//., mud-hen; Ind., 
rice-hen; Jowa, water-hen; La., rale; Md., fresh-water marsh-hen, fresh-water mud- 
hen; Mich., mud-hen; Mo., red-breasted rail; Nebr., mud-hen; N. Y., fresh-water 
meadow-hen; NV. C., double rail; S. C., fresh-water marsh-hen, Indian pullet; Tez.., 
fresh-water marsh-hen; Va., king sora; Wis., bull rail. 
BOOK NAMES. 
Big rail, fresh-marsh hen, fresh-water hen, grand rale 4 poitrine rousse (big red- 
breasted rail), grand rale de prairie (big prairie rail), great red-breasted rail, rdle 
d’eau douce (sweet-water rail), rale élégant, royal rail, sedge-hen. 
210.1 Light-footed Rail (Rallus levipes). 
Range.—Marshes of southern California from Santa Barbara south to San Quintin Bay, Lower California; 
accidental in Arizona. 
FIG. 22 elanper Rail: 
Vernacular name.—Creeper (Calif.). Rie < : 
Book names.—Bangs’s rail, clapper rail, southern California clapper rail. 
210. California Clapper Rail (Rallus obsoletus). 
Range.—Salt marshes near San Francisco. 
Vernacular names.—In view of the very limited distribution of this species the 
following local names may be considered to be in both general and local use: Marsh- 
hen, mud-hen, salt-water marsh-hen, water-hen. 
Book names.—Clapper rail, king rail, San Mateo rail. 
211. Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans). (Fie. 32.) 
Range—tThe clapper rail is considered to comprise four subspecies having the ranges stated below. 
Northern Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans crepitans.)—Salt marshes of the Atlantic coast. Breeds 
from Connecticut to North Carolina; winters mainly south of New Jersey; casual north to Maine. 
Wayne Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans waynei).—Salt marshes of the south Atlantic coast from North 
Carolina to Florida. 
Florida Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans scotti) Salt marshes of the Gulf coast of Florida. 
Louisiana Clapper Rail (Rallus crepitans saturatus).—Gulf coast from Alabama to Texas. 
The subspecies of this bird can not be said to be recognized in vernacular nomen- 
clature. 
