. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 382 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. 95. Rallus virginianus Linn. Virginia Rail. North America in general, from the British Provinces south to Guatemala and Cuba. Adult: Having somewhat the appearance of a very small King Rail; upper parts, dusky or blackish; feathers, edged with grayish. Virginia Rail. brown; wings, brownish; under parts, dark rufous brown; throat, white; lores, ashy white, shading into gray on the cheeks; flanks and under tail coverts, barred and spotted with white and black. Length, ; wing,
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. 382 Field Museum of Natural History — Zoology, Vol. IX. 95. Rallus virginianus Linn. Virginia Rail. North America in general, from the British Provinces south to Guatemala and Cuba. Adult: Having somewhat the appearance of a very small King Rail; upper parts, dusky or blackish; feathers, edged with grayish. Virginia Rail. brown; wings, brownish; under parts, dark rufous brown; throat, white; lores, ashy white, shading into gray on the cheeks; flanks and under tail coverts, barred and spotted with white and black. Length, ; wing, ; tarsus, ; bill, A common summer resident in Illinois and Wisconsin, breeding throughout both states. Inhabits swamps and marshes. Nests on the ground. The number of eggs varies from 7 to 12. They are pale buff color, spotted and speckled with rufous brown, and meas- ure about X .95 inches. In northern Illinois the eggs are laid late in May or early in 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago
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