Rails: A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World

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Summary: Rallidae Extraordinaire
Review: This is by far the most comprehensive text dealing with the rails and relatives. Contains excellent biological, reproductive and ecological information. The distribution maps are somewhat general but probably intentionally so. The color plates are descriptive and accurate. Even includes the most rare and extinct species. An asset for the wetlands ecologists and Gruiformes specialists.