Carolina rail
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Carolina rail
An Americanism dating back to 1825–35
Example Sentences
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The clapper's cousin, the sora, or Carolina rail, so well known to gunners, alas! if not to "every child," delights to live wherever wild rice grows along inland lakes and rivers or along the coast.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje
Out of the dense vegetation of a swamp came the cries of Florida gallinules, and then, of a sudden, I caught, or seemed to catch, the sweet kurwee whistle of a Carolina rail.
From A Florida Sketch-Book by Torrey, Bradford
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