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rail

Any wading bird of the family Rallidae, including the rails proper (genus Rallus), coots, moorhens, and gallinules. Rails have dark plumage, a short neck and wings, and long legs. They are 10–45 cm/4–18 in long.

Many oceanic islands have their own species of rail, often flightless, such as the Guam rail R. owstoni and Auckland Island rail R. muelleri. Several of these species have declined sharply, usually because of introduced predators such as rats and cats.



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He is--at least in his own eyes--just another businessman trying to put his kids through college, support his aging mother, and keep his marriage from going off the rails.
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And though a few of these sheets are nothing more than handwriting going off the rails, becoming incomprehensible before one's eyes, most have nothing to do with writing, and little to do with depiction.
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