. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin—-Cory. 385 Genus CRECISCUS Caban. 98. Creciscus jamaicensis (Gmel.). Black Rail. Porzana jamaicensis (Gmel.), A. 0. U. Check List, 1895, p. 79. Distr.: Temperate North America, from Massachusetts, Illinois, and Oregon south to the West Indies and Guatemala. Adult: Top of the head, dusky; nape and upper back, brownish chestnut; rest of back and upper tail feathers, dusky or smoky brown, finely barred with white; throat, gray or ash gray; belly, gray; flanks and lower belly and undertail covers, band
. The birds of Illinois and Wisconsin. Birds; Birds. Jan., 1909. Birds of Illinois and Wisconsin—-Cory. 385 Genus CRECISCUS Caban. 98. Creciscus jamaicensis (Gmel.). Black Rail. Porzana jamaicensis (Gmel.), A. 0. U. Check List, 1895, p. 79. Distr.: Temperate North America, from Massachusetts, Illinois, and Oregon south to the West Indies and Guatemala. Adult: Top of the head, dusky; nape and upper back, brownish chestnut; rest of back and upper tail feathers, dusky or smoky brown, finely barred with white; throat, gray or ash gray; belly, gray; flanks and lower belly and undertail covers, banded with white; bill, black. Length, 5; wing, to ; tarsus .85 to .90. The Black Rail is a regular summer resident in Illinois and perhaps in southern Wisconsin, j but on account of its small size and retiring habits it is rarely seen. According to Nelson, it is not very rare in Black Rail. northern Illinois and breeds. He records the finding of a set of ten eggs of this species by Mr. Frank Dewitt, near the Calumet River, June 19, 1875. (Birds N. E. Illinois, 1876, p. 134.) Kumlien and Hollister say: "The only record we are aware of is the following: August 20, 1877, a Marsh Hawk was killed by Frithiof Kumlien from a muskrat house on the border of Lake Koshkonong. When noted first it was eating something and this proved to be a little black rail. We are quite sure of having seen it on one occasion, but the above is probably the only authentic record for the state as ; (Birds of Wisconsin, 1903, p. 39.) The nest is of grass, built on the ground. The eggs are 8 to 10, creamy white or dull white, and measure about i x .80 inches. An admirable account of the breeding and distribution of this species is given by Dr. J. A. Allen in the Auk, Vol. XVII, 1900, p. 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 resembl
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