Plate VIII. Page 94. 
AMERICAN COOT. 
Length, 1.5-00 indies. Head and neck blackish, body slate; under tail cov- 
erts, tips of secondaries, and end of bill white. 
CLAPPER RAIL. 
Length, 14-50 inches. Ltpper parts pale greenish olive and gray; throat 
white, breast pale cinnamon, flanks gray and white. 
