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.
_Coturnicops noveboracensis._ Yellow Rail. Rare or generally overlooked transient. Records only from eastern part of state (west to Sedgwick County).
Subspecies in Kansas: _C. m. noveboracensis_ (Gmelin).
* _Laterallus jamaicensis._ Black Rail. Rare or generally overlooked summer resident. At least ten records, including at least seven specimens from widely scattered localities. Two breeding records: nest with eight eggs, Manhattan, Riley County, June, 1880, C. P. Blachly; nest with nine eggs, near Garden City, Finney County, June 6, 1889, H. W. Menke.
Subspecies in Kansas: _L. j. jamaicensis_ (Gmelin).
_Porphyrula martinica_ (Linnaeus). Purple Gallinule. Rare and irregular summer visitant. Five specimens taken in April and June in Douglas, Sedgwick, and Riley counties. Several sight records from eastern Kansas.
* _Gallinula chloropus._ Florida Gallinule. Rare summer resident; status poorly known. Two breeding records: nest found "on a board," Coffey County, June (year not given), P. B. Peabody; nest (female, KU 27509, and two eggs taken), 3 miles northeast of Lawrence, Douglas County, May 22, 1945 (previously published as 1946), R. L. Montell.
Subspecies in Kansas: _G. c. cachinnans_ Bangs.
* _Fulica americana._ American Coot. Uncommon summer resident, abundant transient, and local winter resident in east and central parts; status in west poorly known. Breeding record: 3 newly hatched young (KU 16694-6), Little Salt Marsh, Stafford County, June 13, 1927, H. C. Parker and W. H. Burt. The few other nesting localities include one in Finney County.