. Distribution and migration of North American rails and their allies . Fig. 14.—Black rail (Creciscus jamaicemis). Creek, Md., September 25, 1877 (Palmer); Mount Calvert, Md.,October 19, 1906, September 22, 1907, and October 12, 1908 (Palmer);Washington, D. C, September 1, 1908 (Palmer); Camden, N. J.,September 22, 1887 (Sherratt); Canton, 111., October 27, 1894 (Cob-leigh); Chicago, 111., October 15, 1903 (Dearborn); Lawrence, Kans.,September 26, 1885 (Kellogg); and Habana, Cuba, twice (Gundlach). NORTH AMERICAN EAILS AND THEIR ALLIES. 35 Eggs have been found at Mount Pleasant, S. C, June 10
. Distribution and migration of North American rails and their allies . Fig. 14.—Black rail (Creciscus jamaicemis). Creek, Md., September 25, 1877 (Palmer); Mount Calvert, Md.,October 19, 1906, September 22, 1907, and October 12, 1908 (Palmer);Washington, D. C, September 1, 1908 (Palmer); Camden, N. J.,September 22, 1887 (Sherratt); Canton, 111., October 27, 1894 (Cob-leigh); Chicago, 111., October 15, 1903 (Dearborn); Lawrence, Kans.,September 26, 1885 (Kellogg); and Habana, Cuba, twice (Gundlach). NORTH AMERICAN EAILS AND THEIR ALLIES. 35 Eggs have been found at Mount Pleasant, S. C, June 10, 1903(Wayne); Raleigh, N. C, May 26, 1890, to August 10, 1898 (Stone);Saybrook, Conn., July 10, 1876 (Purdie); Great Island, Conn., June6, 1884 (Clark); Calumet Marsh, near Chicago, 111., June 19, 1875(Nelson); Philo, 111., May 30, 1901 (Hess); and Garden City, Kans.,. • BREEDING O OCCURRENCE IN SUMMER Fig. 15.—Farallon rail ( Creciscus coturniculus). June 6, 1889 (Kellogg). Young not long from the nest were foundnear Philadelphia, Pa., July 22, 1836 (Allen). FARALLON RAIL. Creciscus coturniculus (Ridgway). Knowledge of the life history of the Farallon rail is only fragmen-tary. The species has been found nesting in a marsh near NationalCity, Cal. (Stephens), and apparently this is the only place where 36 BULLETIN 128, XJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. eggs have actually been collected. The nesting season extends fromthe middle of March to early May (Ingersoll). The species is somewhat common in late fall in the marshes aroundSan Francisco Bay and especially near Point Reyes (Brewster); ithas been noted there from October (October 12, 1899) to December(December 1, 1892) and may possibly winter there, as one was seenFebruary 29, 1892 (Beck), and one at Kedwood City February 2,1897 (Thayer). At their breeding grounds near San Diego theyhave been r
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