. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 20 BULLETIN 128, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Eggs have been taken near Cobb Island, Va., from May 19, 1894, to July 17, 1884 (specimens in U. S. National Museum); Stone Har- bor, N. J., May 28, 1907 (Carter), to July 7, 1903 (Miller); and South Oyster Bay, N. Y., May 24, 1884 (specimens in U. S. National Museum). Birds that winter in Georgia sometimes remain there until after the local breeding birds have eggs, since specimens of crepitans were taken April 4, 1896, at St. Marys, Ga., while eggs of waynei have been
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. 20 BULLETIN 128, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Eggs have been taken near Cobb Island, Va., from May 19, 1894, to July 17, 1884 (specimens in U. S. National Museum); Stone Har- bor, N. J., May 28, 1907 (Carter), to July 7, 1903 (Miller); and South Oyster Bay, N. Y., May 24, 1884 (specimens in U. S. National Museum). Birds that winter in Georgia sometimes remain there until after the local breeding birds have eggs, since specimens of crepitans were taken April 4, 1896, at St. Marys, Ga., while eggs of waynei have been found in Georgia in • BREEDING O OCCURRENCE IN SUMMER Fig. 8.—Light-footed rail (Ballus levipes). LOUISIANA CLAPPER RAIL. Rallus crepitans saturatus Ridgway. The Louisiana clapper rail is common and resident in the salt marshes of that State and ranges east to Perdido Bay, Ala. (Howell), and west to Corpus Christi, Tex. (Sennett). Under this form are now included all the specimens from Texas that were formerly identified as Rallus longirostris caribaeus. Eggs have been taken near Corpus Christi, Tex., as late as July 23-27, 1910 (Thayer). FLORIDA CLAPPER RAIL. Rallus crepitans scotti Sennett. The Florida clapper rail is confined to Florida and is a resident of the western coast from Charlotte Harbor north to the mouth of the Suwanee River. Downy young have been found from early May to. 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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