. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. hJ ⢠\. YELLOW RAIL. â CRAKE. PORZANA NOVEBORACENSIS. Char. Above, brownish buff, varied with black and white ; tail black; below, buif, pale on the belly, deepest on the breast j flanks dusky, barred with dull white; under tail-coverts rufous. Length 6 to 7'/i inches. JVest. In a marsh or reedy margin of a stream or pond ; a loosely coiv structed affair of grass and weed stems, hid in a bunch of sedges or reeds. ^SS'- 5-9 (usually about 6); deep buff or creamy, spotted at the larger end with reddis
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. hJ ⢠\. YELLOW RAIL. â CRAKE. PORZANA NOVEBORACENSIS. Char. Above, brownish buff, varied with black and white ; tail black; below, buif, pale on the belly, deepest on the breast j flanks dusky, barred with dull white; under tail-coverts rufous. Length 6 to 7'/i inches. JVest. In a marsh or reedy margin of a stream or pond ; a loosely coiv structed affair of grass and weed stems, hid in a bunch of sedges or reeds. ^SS'- 5-9 (usually about 6); deep buff or creamy, spotted at the larger end with reddish brown; 1 10 X The Yellow-breasted Rail, though found sparingly in many parts of the Union and in Canada, is evtrywhere rare. It has been met with, apparently, as a mere straggler in the vicinity of New York and Philadelphia 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 unknown. Mr. Hutchins says, " This 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. Jt never flies above sixty yards at a time, but runs with great among the long grass near the shores. In the morning and evening it utters a note which resembles the. 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. Toronto : Musson
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