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ash}' tinged with reddish across the breast, becoming white on the 

 throat and abdomen, banded faintly on sides and flanks with white 

 and pale ashy." (Mavnard, orig. descr., 1. c.) 



Length, 11.50; wing, 6; tail, 2.10; tarsus, 1.75; bill, 2.15. 

 Habitat. Aiulios Island, Bahamas. 



Genus Porzana Vieill. 

 Porzaiia Vieillot, Analyse, p. 61, 1816. 



Porzana concolor (Gosse). 



Rallus concolor Gosse, Bds. Jam. p. 369 (1S47). — Albrecht, J. f. O. 1862, 



p. 206. — March, Pr. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. 1864, p. 69. 

 Corethrura caycnnensis Moore, P. Z. S. 1S59, P- 64- — ScL. & Salv. Ibis, 



1859, P- 230- 

 Corethrura gualemalensis Lawr. Pr. Acad. Nat- Sci. Phila. 1S63, p. 106. 



BalUiia castiuiea Schleg. Mus. Pays-Bas, Ralli, p. 17 (1S65). 



Porzana concolor ScL. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1868, p. 452 ; ib. Nom. Avium 



Neotr. p. 140 (1873). — A. & E. Newton, Ilandb. Jamaica, p. 114 



(18S1).— Cory, List Bds. W. I p. 30 (1885). 

 Rufirallus concolor Gray, Ilandl. Bds. Ill, p. 6i (1S71). 



Sp. Char, il/a/e ;— Head dark olive, showing a tinge of rufous on the 

 forehead; back olive, shading into rufous bro?vn on the wing- 

 coverts ; sides of the head pale reddish brown, brightest on the 

 cheeks; chin white, shading into clear reddish brown on the lower 

 throat and breast, rest of underparts reddish brown; under surface 

 of wings dull slate color. 

 The sexes are similar. 



Length (skin), 9.25; wing, 5.25; tarsus, 1.75; bill, i.io. 

 Habitat. Jamaica. 



Porzana flaviventris (Bodd.). 



Ralliisflaviventer "Bodd. PI. Enl. (1783)." 



Rallus minutiis Gmel. Syst. Nat. I. p. 719 (1788).— Lemb. Aves Cuba, 



p. 109(1850).— Brewer, Pr Bost. Soc. Nat. Hist. VII. p. 30S (i860). 

 Ortygometra viinuta Burm. Syst. Ueb. Ill, p. 3SS.— Gosse, Bds. Jam. 



p. 372 (1847). 

 Rallus stipcrciliaris Vieill. Nouv. Diet. XXVIII, p. 565. 

 Ortygometra flaviventris Gkw, Gen. Bds III, p. 593 (1844-49).— Hartl. 



Ind. Az. p. 24. 

 Laterialliis gossciXiP. Compt. Rend. XLIII, p. 599 (1856). 

 Erythra ininuta Bp. Compt. Rend. XLIII, p. 600 (1S56). 

 Crybastus gossit Cab. J. f. O. 1S56, p. 428.— Gundl. Repert. Fisico-Nat. 



Cuba, I, p. 361 (1866) ; ib., J. f O. 1875, p. 358- ' 

 Crex minuta ScL. P. Z. S. 1861, p. 81. 



