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Yellow-breasted Rail
Ortygometra noveboracencis, Latham [now Coturnicops noveboracensis]
Octavo edition, plate 307
âÃÂÃÂIn the neighbourhood of New Orleans, this species is found in all the deserted savannahs, covered with thick long grass, and pools of shallow water. Thereàyou hear its sharp and curious notes many times in the course of the day.âÃÂÃÂ
John James Audubon,ÃÂ Birds of AmericaÃÂ (New York: J.J. Audubon; Philadelphia: J. B. Chevalier, 1840-1844), vol. 5, p. 152.
View bird inÃÂ National Audubon Society Field Guide for North American Birds.