322 RALLIDZ. 
P. Z. S. 1870, p. 219°; Cat. Strickl. Coll. p. 582"; Ibis, 1889, p. 378"; Sumichr. La Nat. 
v. p. 229; Ferrari-Perez, Pr. U.S. Nat. Mus. ix. p. 177*; Ridgw. op. cit. x. p. 578"; 
Herrera, La Nat. (2) i. pp: 186", 83277°; Cherrie, Auk, 1892, p. 829 7; A. O. U. Check-l. 
N. Amer. Birds, 2nd ed. p. 79"; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxiii, p. 97; Bangs, 
Pr. New Engl. Zool. Club, ii. p. 14”. 
Crex carolina, v. Frantz. J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 875”. 
Ortigometra carolina, Dugés, La Nat. i. p. 142”. 
Supra olivaceo-brunnea, nigro medialiter late striata, plumis fere omnibus albo lateraliter maculatis vel 
marginatis; secundariis intimis dorso concoloribus et eodem modo lineatis; tectricibus alarum 
concoloribus, clarius olivaceis, majoribus nonnullis extus albo maculatis ; tectricibus primariorum et 
remigibus sepiariis, extus olivaceo lavatis, primario extimo anguste albo marginato; rectricibus nigris, 
olivaceo marginatis ; pileo et colli lateribus saturate olivascenti-brunneis, vertice medio nigro, nucha 
quoque nigro striolata; fronte antica, supercilio distincto, facie laterali, gutture et pectore summo 
schistaceis, regione parotica superiore pallide olivaceo-brunnea ; loris et gula media nigris; pectore imo 
et abdomine albis; corporis lateribus et axillaribus nigricantibus, albo transfasciatis ; tibiis cinereis ; 
hypochondriis imis et subcaudalibus cervinis; subalaribus albis, imis nigro fasciatis ; remigibus infra 
cinerascentibus, intus pallidioribus : rostro fusco, ad basin viridi; pedibus flavicanti-viridibus, unguibus 
brunneis ; iride lete castanea. Long. tota circa 7-5, ale 4°3, caude 1:9, culm. 0°8, tarsi 1°35. (Descr. 
exempl. adult. ex Belize. Mus. nostr.) 
Juv. Clarius olivascens, gula alba, gutturer eliquo et preepectore cervino-brunneis distinguenda. (Descr. av. 
juvenis ex Duenas. Mus. nostr.) 
Hab. Nortn America, breeding chiefly to the northward, but less commonly on the 
Pacific coast; casually north to South Greenland 18.—Mexico, Mazatlan (Gray- 
son"), Valley of Mexico (Herrera 1°), city of Mexico (White®), Guanajuato 
(Dugés 22), Cacoprieto, Orizaba, Valley of Mexico (Swmichrast ”), Chapulco, Puebla 
(Ferrari-Perez 8), Progreso, N. Yucatan (Devis!°), Cozumel I. (Gawmer 1!) ; 
British Honpuras, Belize (Blancaneauaz !°); GuatemMata (Constancia !°), Vera Paz 
(Skinner *), Coban, Lake of Duejas (0. S. & FL. D. G.?18); Costa Rica 
(v. Frantzius *1), San José (Cherrie '"), Laguna de Cartago (Underwood in litt.) ; 
Panama 4%, Chiriqui (Areé®), Lion Hill Station !® (M‘Leannan, Brown ?°).— 
CotomBia 12; Ecuapor!®; Swan IL. (Yownsend 14); West Inprss !°.—Evrors, 
incidental !. 
P. carolina is widely distributed over North America, and nests throughout the 
ereater part of its range. In winter it migrates south, and at this season visits our 
region and northern South America. Grayson’ observed a few specimens near 
Mazatlan in March, and in Guatemala? we found it about the Lake of Duefias; here 
the species appeared to be migratory, leaving the district on the approach of summer. 
CRECISCUS. 
Creciscus, Cab. J. f. Orn. 1856, p. 428; Sharpe, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxiii. p. 184 (1894). 
An American genus including some small species, which differ from Porzana in their 
more rounded wings, the primaries and secondaries being practically equal in length. 
They are remarkable for their fluffy, variegated plumage and somewhat bright colour. 
