. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. KING RAIL. RED-BREASTED RAIL. FRESHWATER MARSH HEN. Rallus elegans. Char. Upper p«rti rich olive brown of varying ihades, — tometimes with a yellow tinge, - .triped with black ; crown dark brown ; a line of cinnamon over the eye., and a line of dusky through the eyes; wings brom, of vanriM shades; under parts deep cinnamon, darkest on the breast, Sd- ing to dS white on throat and belly; sides and flanks brown or dasliy, with broad stripes of white. Length 17 to 19 inches. Nat. Hid amid a tufl of rank
. A popular handbook of the birds of Canada and the United States [microform]. Oiseaux; Birds. KING RAIL. RED-BREASTED RAIL. FRESHWATER MARSH HEN. Rallus elegans. Char. Upper p«rti rich olive brown of varying ihades, — tometimes with a yellow tinge, - .triped with black ; crown dark brown ; a line of cinnamon over the eye., and a line of dusky through the eyes; wings brom, of vanriM shades; under parts deep cinnamon, darkest on the breast, Sd- ing to dS white on throat and belly; sides and flanks brown or dasliy, with broad stripes of white. Length 17 to 19 inches. Nat. Hid amid a tufl of rank grass in a fresh-water marsh; placed on the ground, though sometimes fastened to the grass and weeds that sur- round it J made of grass and weed stems. Em 6-12; ground color varies from pale buff to creamy wwtt, marked, sparingly, with reddish brown or purplish brown and lilac; size variable, average about X 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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