. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . 2 //. 138. F322 baillons crake. 323 The crown of the mature bird is dark brown, and the upperparts are chestnut, streaked with black and speckled withwhite ; the under parts and the side of the face are greyer, andthe spots are most abundant on the face and neck. The outerweb of the first primary is white, and the flanks are barred withbrown and white. The bill is yellow, red at the base ; the legsare yellowish green and the irides reddish brown. The chinsof immature birds are whitish and the spots are less plentiful.

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. The birds of the British Isles and their eggs . 2 //. 138. F322 baillons crake. 323 The crown of the mature bird is dark brown, and the upperparts are chestnut, streaked with black and speckled withwhite ; the under parts and the side of the face are greyer, andthe spots are most abundant on the face and neck. The outerweb of the first primary is white, and the flanks are barred withbrown and white. The bill is yellow, red at the base ; the legsare yellowish green and the irides reddish brown. The chinsof immature birds are whitish and the spots are less , 9 ins. Wing, 475 ins. Tarsus, 1*25 ins. Carolina Crake. Porzana Carolina (Linn.). The Sora, the American name for this rail, breeds inCanada and the northern States, and winters in Central andSouth America. It has been noticed as an accidental autumnalvisitor to Greenland, and some five birds have, apparently,taken an eastward as well as southern course and reached theBritish Isles. The earlier records are from Berkshire andGlamorgan, but recent examples were obtained in the Hebr

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