Er. "There is A RAT" in "sepARATe." Sorry, could not resist. But please, do NOT critique MY posts; lately it seems what I think and what keys my finger hits are two different things! I edit my posts, it seems, almost more than I type! Blame it on age and arthritis....They spell it Americana to make it sound fancy.
Americana is an EE. Ameraucana is a seperate breed.