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