. Our birds in their haunts [microform] : a popular treatise on the birds of eastern North America. Birds; Oiseaux. THE KING RAIL. 401 The King Rail, again, is very similar to the Clapper Rail {Rallus crepitans, or longirostris), simply a little larger and. THE CLAPPER RAIL. brighter, and more beautiful in color. The notorious noise of the latter, so common to marshes of the Atlantic States to New York, is very much like that of the gfuinea-fowl, while its nidification is similar to that of the virginianus and elegans. The Clapper Rail is not only noticeably smaller than the King Rail, but the
. Our birds in their haunts [microform] : a popular treatise on the birds of eastern North America. Birds; Oiseaux. THE KING RAIL. 401 The King Rail, again, is very similar to the Clapper Rail {Rallus crepitans, or longirostris), simply a little larger and. THE CLAPPER RAIL. brighter, and more beautiful in color. The notorious noise of the latter, so common to marshes of the Atlantic States to New York, is very much like that of the gfuinea-fowl, while its nidification is similar to that of the virginianus and elegans. The Clapper Rail is not only noticeably smaller than the King Rail, but the upper parts have a more ashy and colder coloring, while the lower parts are duller and more yellowish. How perfect is the law of adaptation in nature, and how wonderful are family traits. The natural world is not a medley, but a system, in which families and orders are grouped in beautiful consistency of place, structure and habit. Among the sedges and cat-tails of our marshes is this strongly marked family of birds, the Rails; with wings apparently coo short and weak for extended flight, yet performing wonders in the time of migration; not only with a body proportioned and balanced for running, but capable of compression to the narrowness of a wedge, in order 26 I I i \:\. 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 Langille, J. H. (James Hibbert), 1841-1923. Boston : S. E. Cassino
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