. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. >l YELLOW RAIL. CKAKK. « PORZANA N0Vi:i50R,\CENSTS. Char. Above, brownish buff, varied witii black and wliite ; tail black ; below, buff, pale on the belly, deepest on the ; flank? du-^ky, barred with dull white; under tail-coverts rufous. Length (> to 7J2 inches. A^cs/. In a marsh or reedy margin of a stream or ]iond ; a loosely con- structed affair of grass and weed stems, hid in a bunch of secigcs
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. >l YELLOW RAIL. CKAKK. « PORZANA N0Vi:i50R,\CENSTS. Char. Above, brownish buff, varied witii black and wliite ; tail black ; below, buff, pale on the belly, deepest on the ; flank? du-^ky, barred with dull white; under tail-coverts rufous. Length (> to 7J2 inches. A^cs/. In a marsh or reedy margin of a stream or ]iond ; a loosely con- structed affair of grass and weed stems, hid in a bunch of secigcs or reeds. â ^vV-^' 5~9 (ii>ii'i"y about 6) ; deep buff or creamy, spotted at the larger end w^ith reddish bro vn ; i 10 X o S5. The Yellow-breasted Rail, though found sparinijly in many parts of the Union and in Canada, is everywhere rare. It has been met with, apparently, as a mere straggler in the vicinity of New York and l*hila(k'li)hia in the depth of winter, and has likewise been seen in Missouri, probably on its spring passage towards the North. Where it winters, whether in the Southern States or in still milder climes, is yet tmknown. Mr. Hutchins says, " I'his elegant bird is an inhabitant of the marshes " on the coast of Hudson Bay, near the mouth of Severn River, " from the middle of May to the end of Sep- tember. It never flies above sixty yards at a time, but runs with great rapidity among the long grass near the shores. In the morning and evening it utters a note which resembles U;;. 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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