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Title: Handbook of birds of eastern North America; with introductory chapters on the study of birds in nature
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: New York, London, D. Appleton and Company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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made a wild rush in theirdirection, only to be mocked a moment later by apparently the samebird calling from a point almost within reach. They dodge about overwell-traveled pathways like children in a game of blindmans buff. While not strictly gregarious, they live in colonies, and the call ofone bird is sometimes taken up and repeated by others until the marshvibrates with their cries. 211a. R. c. saturatus Hensh. Louisiana Clapper Rail. A local raceof the Clapper Rail found in the marshes of Louisiana. It is much darkerthan crepitans, but not so dark as scottii. W., 565; Tar., 197; B., 227(Ridgw.). Range.—Coast of Louisiana. 211b. R. c. scotti Senn. Florida Clapper Rail. Differs fromcrepitans in being ))lack, fuscous or olive-brown above, with olive-gray mar-gins to the feathers; in having the neck and breast cinnamon-rufous washedwith brownish, and in having the l:)elly and flanks black instead of gray. Infact, the general color of scottii suggests a King Rail, but the latter may
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RAILS, GALLINULES, AND COOTS 233 always be known by its rufous wing-coverts and clear cinnamon-rufous neckand breast. W., 5-50; Tar., 1-90; B., 2*40. Range.—Salt marshes of the Gulf coast of Florida. Nesting date, Raccoon Pass, La., May 19. 211c. R. c. waynei (Brewst). Waynes Clapper Rail. Similar toR. crepitans, but the general coloring much darker, the underparts withmore ashy, the under tail-coverts with fewer markings (Brewst., Proc.N. E. Zool. Club, I, 1899, p. 50). Range.—Salt marshes of the s. Atlantic coast from N. C. to Fla. Nesting date, Mcintosh, Ga., Mch. 29; Ft. Macon, N. C., May 9. 212. Rallus virginianus Linn. Virginia Rail. Ad.—Upperpartsfuscous or black, the feathers bordered by pale grayish brown; wings andtail dark grayish brown; wing-coverts rufous, lores whitish, cheeks gray,throat white, rest of the underparts cinnamon-rufous; flanks and under tail-coverts barred or spotted with black and white. Downy young.—Glossyblack. L., 9-50; W., 4-30; Tar., ISO; B.,

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