Check-list of the Birds of Kansas

by Harrison Bruce Tordoff

Grus canadensis. Sandhill Crane. Transient, rare in east, common to abundant in west.

Subspecies in Kansas: G. c. canadensis (Linnaeus) and G. c. tabida (Peters); comparative status of the two subspecies not known.

* Rallus elegans. King Rail. Transient and summer resident, locally common.

Subspecies in Kansas: R. e. elegans Audubon.

Rallus limicola. Virginia Rail. Transient and summer resident, but breeding status poorly known. One breeding record: adult with six small, downy young, 8 miles south of Richfield, Morton County, May 24, 1950, Richard and Jean Graber.

Subspecies in Kansas: R. l. limicola Vieillot.

* Porzana carolina (Linnaeus). Sora. Common transient throughout state; status in summer poorly known. Two breeding records: Osawatomie, Miami County, prior to 1914 (no other details), record by Colvin, a careful observer; two nests, at least one with eggs, Finney County State Lake, August 21, 1951, Marvin D. Schwilling. Additional nesting records should be sought.

No subspecies recognized.

Coturnicops noveboracensis. Yellow Rail. Rare or generally overlooked transient. Records only from eastern part of state (west to Sedgwick County).