lOG . EALLID.-R. 



Oh. p. 537, pis. 242-244 (iS32) ; B. O. U. Lid Brit. B. p. 150 



(1883). 

 Porphyrio erytbropus, /S'i!e/jA. Gen. Zool. xii. pt. i. p. 255, pi. -'il (1824) ; 



Lai'iard, B. S. Afr. p. a41 (18(i7). 

 Porphyrio antiquorum {/tec Bp.), Gray, List Grallee Brit. Mus. 



p. 120 (1844). 

 Porpliyrio madagascariensis, Gray, Gen. B. iii. p. 598 (1845) ; 



Hai-tl. Faune Madag. p. 81 L (1861); 8cL Lbis, 1861, p. 116 



(Mauritius) ; id. P. Z. S. 1863, p. 165 (Ilivondro); Boch Si- E. 



Neiot. Ibis, 186.3, p. 173 (Tamatave) ; Schl. Mm. Pays-Bas, Ralli, 



p. 54 (1865 : Senei^al). 

 Porphyrio hyacinthinus {nee Tenun.), Biipp. Sy.'tt. Uebers. p. 128 



(1845) : Shelley, B. Egypt, p. 277 (1872 : Fayoom). 

 Porphyrio chloronotus, Brehm, J. f. O. 1853, Extra-Heft, p. 103 ; 



Loc/ie, Erpl. 8ci. Alger., Ois. ii. p. 340 (1867) ; Sehjs-Longch. Ibis, 



1870, p. 454 (Sicily)'; Gray, Hand-l. B. iii. p. 65, no. 10488 (1871) ; 



Met/er, Abbild. Voqel-Skele'tt. pi. xxxix. (1883) ; Gurnen. Zool. 1886, 



p. 71 ; Oust. Bihl. Haut Etudes, xxxi. Art. x.p. 11 (1886: Somali). 

 Porph3'rio segyptiacus, Heiigl. Syst. Uebers. ji. 65 (1856). 

 Porphyrio ap.^ Kirk, Ibis, 1864, p. 335 (Quihmane). 

 Porphyrio smaragdonotus, Gurney, Ibis, 1868, p. 469 (Xatal) ; 



Brehm, J. f. O. 1871, pp. 34-39; Ilevgl. Orn. N.Ost-Afr. ii. 



pt. i. p. 1230 (1873 : Lower Egypt ; Lake Menzaleh) ; Ayres, 



Ibis, 1880, p. 271 (Transvaal) ; Sharpe, ed. LnyarWs B. S. Afr. 



p. 619 (1884) ; Fischer, J. f. O. 1885, p. 117 (Ragamoyo) ; Salmd. 



Elench. Ucc. Ital. p. 238 (1887); Gigl. Avif Ital. p. 356 (1886) ; 



Schaloiv, J. f. O. 1887, p. 226 (Mpa'ra) ; Reichen. J. f. 0. 1889, 



p. 268 (Quilimane) ; Giql. Avif. Ital. 1st Resoc. p. 551 (1889); 



More, Zool. (3) xiv. p. 24 (1890 : Ireland). 

 Porphyrio smaragdonotus. Gurnet/, Zool. 1879, p. 458 ; Giyl. Ibis, 



1881, p. 211 (Sicilv) ; Brtisina] Orn. Croat, p. 84 (1890) ; Sibree. 



Ibis, 1892, pp. 105,'ll4. 



Aclidt male. General colour above green with a slight wash of 

 blue on the mantle ; the scapulars and feathers of the lower back, 

 rump, and upper tail-coverts somewhat olivaceous, with green 

 edgings to the feather.s ; the Anng-eoverts purplish bhie, brighter 

 blue along the lesser series ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and 

 quills black, externally greenish blue : inuer secondaries green like 

 the back and inner greater coverts ; tail-feathers brown, externally 

 olive-green ; crown of head, sides of neck, hind neck, and under 

 surface of body purplish blue ; sides of face, ear-coverts, throat, 

 and fore neck bright greenish blue ; lower abdomen blackish ; 

 under tail-coverts white ; under wing-coverts purplish blue as well 

 as the axillaries ; lower gnpater coverts and lower primary-coverts 

 black, like the quUl-lining : ;" bill and frontal shield bright lake-red ; 

 feet rosy; soles brick-red; iris brick-red" (Heiii/lin). Total 

 length 16 inches, culmen with frontal shield 2-75, wing 9-0, tail 3-4, 

 tarsus 3-35, middle toe and claw 4-5. 



Adult female. Similar to the male in colour. Total length 16 

 inches, culmen with frontal shield 2'55, wing 9"7, tail 3'4, tarsus 3*4, 

 middle toe and claw 4*6. 



Young. Differs from the adult in being everywhere duller in 

 colour ; the back dull olive-green, with scarcely any blue on the 



