[See RAIL sb.; cf. water-rail. So G. landralle.] The corn-crake, Crex pratensis.
1766. Pennant, Zool. (1768), II. 387. The land rail lays from twelve to twenty eggs, of a dull white color, marked with a few yellow spots.
1828. Stark, Elem. Nat. Hist., I. 302. The Land-Rail is a migratory species, appearing in Britain about the latter end of April, and departing about the middle or close of September.
1877. L. Morris, Epic Hades, I. 3. Through the dew The landrail brushed.
