. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. 1 |ai.||fU' ^K^ [i j '^ ^ '^ i I ' ' i !i 1 1 . i 11 Ml M ?! I :-- ih;. 246 AMERICAN RAIL. If;!'! distinguishing peculiarities:—'The American rail is nine inches long and fourteen across the wings ; bill, yellow, and blackish towards the point, with black stripe down the throat; sides of the crown, neck, and upper parts generally olive brown, streaked with black on a brown olive ground, and edged with white; wings, plain olive brown; tertials marked with black and long lines of white; tail, pointed and
. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. 1 |ai.||fU' ^K^ [i j '^ ^ '^ i I ' ' i !i 1 1 . i 11 Ml M ?! I :-- ih;. 246 AMERICAN RAIL. If;!'! distinguishing peculiarities:—'The American rail is nine inches long and fourteen across the wings ; bill, yellow, and blackish towards the point, with black stripe down the throat; sides of the crown, neck, and upper parts generally olive brown, streaked with black on a brown olive ground, and edged with white; wings, plain olive brown; tertials marked with black and long lines of white; tail, pointed and dusky olive brown, lined with black; lower part of the breast marked with semi-circular lines of white on a light ash ground; belly, white ; vent, brownish buif; legs, feet, and naked parts of the thighs, yellowish green, eyes, reddish hazel. The female has little or no black on the head, the throat white, and the plumage generally of a lighter colour, and more inclined to olive than in the male.' From this description it will be seen that these birds are more than usually attractive in colours, but they blend so admirably, and harmonise so beautifully, that it is almost impossible to distinguish them at a short distance, when among the water-loving plants that luxuriate in their chief haunts. This peculiarity, combined with their extraordinary speed of foot, 'enables them, with comparative safety, to frequent places that, but for these wise provisions of nature, woidd be fatal to their existence, for, like nearly all creatures provided with the means of fleeing from danger, they are harmless and timid, becoming an easy prey whenever opportunity offers, to hawks, snakes, and numerous other Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gillmore, Parker. London : Hurst and Blackett
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