. Important American game birds; their ranges, habits and the hunting . GREATER YELLOW-LEGS See page 37 GOLDEN PLOVER See page 41 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER See page 41 IMPORTANT AMERICAN • GAME • BIRDS. WILSONS SNIPE See page 35 IMPORTANT AMERICAN- GAME - BIRDS Rallus eleeans The king rail is the large fresh-water rail of the United States. About all that KTNC RAIL tne avera8e man sees °* t^1s krcl is a glimpse as it jumps up, flies straight away just above the grass tops for a little distance and drops down suddenly as if its wings had given out. It is much like the Virginia rail in appearance, bu
. Important American game birds; their ranges, habits and the hunting . GREATER YELLOW-LEGS See page 37 GOLDEN PLOVER See page 41 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER See page 41 IMPORTANT AMERICAN • GAME • BIRDS. WILSONS SNIPE See page 35 IMPORTANT AMERICAN- GAME - BIRDS Rallus eleeans The king rail is the large fresh-water rail of the United States. About all that KTNC RAIL tne avera8e man sees °* t^1s krcl is a glimpse as it jumps up, flies straight away just above the grass tops for a little distance and drops down suddenly as if its wings had given out. It is much like the Virginia rail in appearance, but larger and possibly handsomer. The king rail seems to be confined mainly to the eastern United States, but there is a sub-speciesin Cuba. It breeds from Nebraska, southern Minnesota, Ontario, New York and Connecticut southto eastern Texas, Florida and Cuba. It winters mainly in the southern part of its breeding range, buta few have been taken north in winter. It is recorded in Maine, South Dakota and southern Mexico. The bird seems to differ somewhat in habits from other rails. Where not much molested it isunafraid and will walk about in plain view, squawking loudly, but ordinarily it is
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