. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual . e Connecticut shores,but is merely an accidental wanderer within the Massachusettsboundaries, and but one example has been reported north of Bos-ton Harbor, — captured near Portland, Maine, some years ago. Note. — The Louisiana Clapper Rail {R. lo7igirostris satic-ratiis) was discovered by Mr. H. W. Henshaw and described in1880. It is a smaller bird than the type, —length about thirteeninches, — and is of brighter-colored plumage. The brown of theupper parts is of a richer tint and is more deep
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of the United States and Canada, based on Nuttall's Manual . e Connecticut shores,but is merely an accidental wanderer within the Massachusettsboundaries, and but one example has been reported north of Bos-ton Harbor, — captured near Portland, Maine, some years ago. Note. — The Louisiana Clapper Rail {R. lo7igirostris satic-ratiis) was discovered by Mr. H. W. Henshaw and described in1880. It is a smaller bird than the type, —length about thirteeninches, — and is of brighter-colored plumage. The brown of theupper parts is of a richer tint and is more deeply tinged with olive;while the breast wears a richer shade of brown. The bird hasbeen found on the coast of Louisiana only. Scotts Rail, as it was named by Mr. Sennett, the describer, orFlorida Clapper Rail, as it will be booked probably {R. lotigt-rostris scottii), was discovered in 1886. It is the darkest variety ofthis species, — very dark brown or nearly black above, and lowerparts brown. The bird appears to be sedentary on the west coastof Florida, and has been taken nowhere KING RAIL. RED-BREASTED RAIL. FRESHWATER MARSH ELEGANS. Char. Upper parts rich olive brown of varying shades, — sometimeswith a yellow tinge, — striped with black; crown dark brown; a line ofcinnamon over the eyes, and a line of dusky through the eyes ; wings brown,of varying shades; under parts deep cinnamon, darkest on the breast, fad-ing to dull white on throat and belly; sides and flanks brown or dusky,with broad stripes of white. Length 17 to 19 inches. Nest. Hid amid a tuft of rank grass in a fresh-water marsh ; placed onthe ground, though sometimes fastened to the grass and weeds that sur-round it; made of grass and weed stems. Ef;gs. 6-12; ground color varies from pale buff to creamy white,marked, sparingly, with reddish brown-or purplish brown and lilac ; sizevariable, average about X SORA. 189 Nuttall must have confounded the present species with the
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