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ORDER, FULICARIyE. 



FAMILY, RALLID.^. 



284. Rallus aquaticiis. Linn. Syst. Nat. i., p. 262. Water Rail. 

 The Water Rail is found in suitable situations in all parts of Palestine, 



at all seasons of the year. I obtained it even in a salt pool at the south 

 end of the Dead Sea. 



It is found through Europe, North Africa, Asia as far as China, but 

 in Japan is replaced by a closely allied species. 



285. Porzana manidta. Leach. Syst. Cat. Br. Mus., p. 34. Spotted 

 Crake. 



I found the Spotted Crake in a little stream flowing into the sea, in a 

 thin fringe of rushes, in 18S1, not having previously met with it. 



The Spotted Crake ranges through Europe, North Africa, and in 

 Asia as far as India, but very scarce towards the east. 



Baillon's Crake and the Litde Crake {P. bailloni and P. parva) 

 most probably occur, but I have not myself met with either of 

 them. 



286. Crcx pratensis. Bechst. Orn. Taschenb., p. 336. Corn- 

 Crake. 



The Corn-Crake is universally diffused and met with at all seasons, 

 beino- perhaps more common in winter than summer. 



The Corn-Crake inhabits Europe, Western Asia as far as India, 

 Africa down to the Cape. 



287. Porphyria ccsruleus. Van delli. Mem. Acad. Real. Lisb. 1780, 

 p. 37. Purple Gallinule. 



Only observed in the marshes of the Huleh. 



The Purple Gallinule inhabits the countries bordering both sides of the 

 Mediterranean, and extends as far as the Caspian, but not south of that 



sea. 



