. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. FAM. XLIL BAILS, GALLINULES, ETC. 257 Like all the rails, it is a difficult bird to observe because of its ability as a skulker. Length, 8-10J; wing, 4i (4-4f) ; tail, 1J ; tar- sus, If; culmen, 1J. North America; breed- ing from Illinois and Pennsylvania, north to Manitoba and Labra- dor, and wintering from about the same states southward to Central America. 5. Sora (214. Por- zana caroft no). — A common, short- tailed, short-billed, long-legged, olive- b
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. FAM. XLIL BAILS, GALLINULES, ETC. 257 Like all the rails, it is a difficult bird to observe because of its ability as a skulker. Length, 8-10J; wing, 4i (4-4f) ; tail, 1J ; tar- sus, If; culmen, 1J. North America; breed- ing from Illinois and Pennsylvania, north to Manitoba and Labra- dor, and wintering from about the same states southward to Central America. 5. Sora (214. Por- zana caroft no). — A common, short- tailed, short-billed, long-legged, olive- brown, marsh bird. Virginia Kail or rail, with many white lines and dashes on the back and wings. The under parts are slaty-gray, changing to white near the tail, the flanks being barred with black and white. The feathers of the back have darker centers and lighter edges. The adult has black about the base of the bill, on the crown, and down the middle of the neck; the young lacks these Sora black marks and apgar's birds.—17. 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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