Field notes, v1709
Page 97
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Weston 1945 Rallus limicola limicola March 13 - West End of Elk Valley, Marin County, California. This morning at 12 noon I found one ♂ in a Museum special snap trap I had set in fresh water marsh. The rail was caught in the trap by its right leg, being alive when I found it. Another Virginia rail was seen this morning in this marsh. The one caught is number 125 in my catalog; tibiae were large - Rt. 14 x 7 mm, Lt. 7 x 5 mm. Earlier in the day I caught a ♀ black rail in another trap 10+ ft away.