. Distribution and migration of North American rails and their allies . ring early July, 1904 (Nelson and Goldman), and eggs were taken the firstday of that month.] BELDING RAIL. Rallus oeldingi Ridgway. The Belding rail is a resident species in the Cape region of LowerCalifornia from Magdalena Bay southward. Eggs were taken atSan Jose Island, Lower California, June 28, 1908 (Thayer).50602°—14 3 18 BULLETIN 128, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. CALIFORNIA CLAPPER RAIL. Rallus obsoletus Ridgwav. The California clapper rail has a very restricted range. It remainsthroughout the year in the salt m
. Distribution and migration of North American rails and their allies . ring early July, 1904 (Nelson and Goldman), and eggs were taken the firstday of that month.] BELDING RAIL. Rallus oeldingi Ridgway. The Belding rail is a resident species in the Cape region of LowerCalifornia from Magdalena Bay southward. Eggs were taken atSan Jose Island, Lower California, June 28, 1908 (Thayer).50602°—14 3 18 BULLETIN 128, U. S. DEPARTMENT OE AGRICULTURE. CALIFORNIA CLAPPER RAIL. Rallus obsoletus Ridgwav. The California clapper rail has a very restricted range. It remainsthroughout the year in the salt marshes near the mouth of the Sacra-mento Kiver, from Petaluma (Xewberry) on the north to Palo Alto(McGregor) on the south. The species was very abundant in thesemarshes until about 1890, but it has decreased decidedly in numbersand is now rather rare, though several specimens were obtainedOctober 18-30, 1909, at Redwood (Thayer). Eggs have been takenat Haywards, April 18, 1885 (Emerson); at San Mateo, April 24,1879 (Bryant); and at Palo Alto, May 1, 1899 (Thayer).. Fig. 6.—Belding rail (Rallus beldingi). LIGHT-FOOTED RAIL. Rallus levipes Bangs. The light-footed rail is a nonmigratory species occurring along thePacific coast from Santa Barbara, Cal. (Henshaw), south to SanQuintin Bay, Lower California. It is most common on the coast ofLos Angeles and San Diego Counties. A specimen was taken August25, 1902, at Yuma, Ariz. (Brown). Eggs have been secured at Ballona, Cal., May 16, 1894 (Judson);Xigger Slough, Los Angeles County, Cal., May 29, 1906 (Willett);San Diego, Cal., April 16, 1895, and April S-10, 1900 (Thayer); andat San Quintin Bay, Lower California, April 27, 1910 (Howell). NORTH AMERICAN RAILS AND THEIR ALLIES. 19 CLAPPER RAIL. Ballus crepitans crepitans Gmelin. Range.—The clapper rail and its various subspecies inhabit salt-water marshes of the eastern United States from New England toTexas, and the Bahama Islands. The species has been separated into five subspe
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