FiGTiRE 22. — Canopy of King Rail nest in roadside ditch, Arkansas Grand Prairie. 

 In a uniform stand of vegetation the canopy is often quite conspicuous. Canopy 

 composed of spikerush {Eleocharis palustris) and smartweed {Polygonum 

 sp.). 



FiQUBE 23. — King Rail nest in roadside ditch near Stuttgart, Ark., May 30, 1952. 

 Nest constructed of softrush {J uncus effusus). 



