. Birds of South Dakota . me in wet,marshy places where there is a thick growth of sedges or are fleet in the use of their legs but are not adapted to rapidflight. 214. SoRA (Porzana Carolina.) Slightly smaller than No. 212. Bill three quarters of aninch in length; feathers at base of bill and on throat very darkbrown or black; back streaked with brown, buff and white; un-der parts barred with gray and white. This beautiful Rail ismore or less common over the State, nesting frequently inmarshy places. 219. Florida Gallinule (GaUinula galeata.) SHghtly smaller than the Coot. Head, n
. Birds of South Dakota . me in wet,marshy places where there is a thick growth of sedges or are fleet in the use of their legs but are not adapted to rapidflight. 214. SoRA (Porzana Carolina.) Slightly smaller than No. 212. Bill three quarters of aninch in length; feathers at base of bill and on throat very darkbrown or black; back streaked with brown, buff and white; un-der parts barred with gray and white. This beautiful Rail ismore or less common over the State, nesting frequently inmarshy places. 219. Florida Gallinule (GaUinula galeata.) SHghtly smaller than the Coot. Head, neck and breastgray; back brownish gray; belly barred with white. The crownplate is red; the feet are not lobed for swimming; and the legsand bill are smaller than those of the Coot. These birds are notnearly so abundant in South Dakota as the Coots but from theirsimilarity in appearance doubtless the Coots and Gallinules areoften confused. 221. CooT (Fulica americana.) The Coots are a sort of connecting link between Ducks. ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK
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