. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. ^. II VIRGINIA RAIL. RED-BREAST£D RAIL. CLAPPER HAIL. Rallls VIRGINIANUS. Char. General coloration rufous. Above, tawny olive striped with dusky; wing-coverts rich bay; crown dusky ; below, H^ht reddish brown, paler on the belly. Length about gVz inches. Xes(. On the ground amid a tuft of grass on the marshy margin of a lake or stream, sometimes in a salt-marsh, usually placed close to the water's edge, —
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. ^. II VIRGINIA RAIL. RED-BREAST£D RAIL. CLAPPER HAIL. Rallls VIRGINIANUS. Char. General coloration rufous. Above, tawny olive striped with dusky; wing-coverts rich bay; crown dusky ; below, H^ht reddish brown, paler on the belly. Length about gVz inches. Xes(. On the ground amid a tuft of grass on the marshy margin of a lake or stream, sometimes in a salt-marsh, usually placed close to the water's edge, — a deep, saucer-shaped aff;'ir of reed-stalks and grass, and rather compactly built. £<r<rs. 6-12 (usually S); pale cream or reddish bufT, spotted with brown and lavender; X The Virginian or Lesser Clapper Rail, scarcely distinguish- able from the preceding but by its interior size, is likewise a. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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