. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Cream color. 209. Beluings Rail. Rallux JtpJdingi. Range.—Lower California and the islands in the Gulf. This is a locally confined species, very similar to the preceding but darkerand with the flank bars narrower. Its nesting or eggs will not differ from thoseof the King Rail. ilO. Clappeh Rail. Rallus ohsoletus. Range.—Salt marshes of the. Light buff. Pacific coast of the United States. This species is like a dull colored King Rai
. The bird book, illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . Cream color. 209. Beluings Rail. Rallux JtpJdingi. Range.—Lower California and the islands in the Gulf. This is a locally confined species, very similar to the preceding but darkerand with the flank bars narrower. Its nesting or eggs will not differ from thoseof the King Rail. ilO. Clappeh Rail. Rallus ohsoletus. Range.—Salt marshes of the. Light buff. Pacific coast of the United States. This species is like a dull colored King Rail,with reference to the markings of the back, ora bright colored Clapper Rail, as it has a cinna-mon colored breast. It is an abundant speciesin nearly all the salt marshes along the make their nests oii-the higher parts ofthe marsh, it is comparatively dry, build-ing them of grass and strips of rushes. Theylay from four to nine eggs of a light buff color,boldly spotted with brown, and with faintermarkings of lilac. Size x Data.—Palo Alto, Cal., May 1, 1899. Nest of marshgrass under a small bush on bank of , Ernest Adams. 131
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