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Title: The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Dawson, William Leon, 1873- Jones, Lynds, b. 1865
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Columbus, The Wheaton publishing co.

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ork, Wisconsin, etc.; south throughout the West Indies, Mexico,Central America, and northern South America to Brazil. Range in Ohio.—Rare or casual in spring. One fall record by Dr. CarlTuttle, Sept. 2, 1894, near Lake Erie. THERE are seven well authenticated records of the capture of thisbird within our limits, and it has been taken once in Ontario. Since twoof these records come within the last decade, it is altogether possible thatthis handsome swamp prowler may be found breeding in some of our largermarshes. It has little of the aspect of a Gallinule, but stands higher, and has itslegs more forward. As it walks, the neck is alternately bridled up or thrownforward, and its short black-and-white tail is changed from a semi-erect to aperpendicular position, with a flirting motion. As this bird walks over thetangled leaves and stems of aquatic plants resting on the surface of the water,it moves with great deliberation, frequently standing still and looking leis-urely on either side.
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PURPLE GALLINULE louarniH marlunca About )4 Life-size THE FLORIDA GALLINULE. 453 Ever on the lookout for any danger that may menace it, at the leastnoise it takes to flight and hides among the rushes. It is only when its placeof retreat is inaccessible that flight is attempted, its movement in the air beingheavy and not well sustained. Its voice is loud and strong but has in it nothingremarkable. Worms, molluscs, and the fruit of various kinds of aquaticplants are its food. It gathers seeds and carries them to its beak with itsclaws, and it also makes use of them in clinging to the rushes where the wateris very deep (Brewer). No. 203. FLORIDA GALLINULE. A. O. U. No. 219. Gallinula galeata (Licht.). Description.—Adult: Frontal shield and bill bright red, the latter tippedwith greenish yellow; general plumage blackish slate; above heavily overlaid witholive-brown on back and scapulars; edges of wings and lateral and posterior undertail-coverts white; a few flank feathers narrowly stri

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