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lives amongi?t the high grass in meadows and corn-fields. Since in our 

 latitudes it comes with the quails (in June) and migi-ates with them (in 

 October), it has been named Kwartelkoninff, Roi des cailles, WacMelkonvj, 

 l-ing of the quails; the land-rail, corn-crake. — Rallus Porzana L., Naum. 

 Taf. 237, &c. 



Rallus Lath., Temm. Bill longer than head, straight or sub- 

 arched. 



Sp. Rallus aquaticus L., Buff. PL enl. 749, Lesson Ornith. PI. 106, fig. i, 

 Naum. Taf. 2 35 ; the water-rail; lives on the banks of rivers and brooks, 

 in moist, rushy meadows, runs very rapidly on water-lilies {Nymphew) and 

 other water-plants. — RaUus Madagascariensis Vereeaux, Biensis typus 

 PucHERAN, Des Mues pi. peintes, 24, &c. 



Aramides Pucheran. Bill longer than head; lower mandible 

 shorter than upper, angulate. Wings with fourth and up to 

 seventh quills subequal, longer than the rest. 



Sp. Rallus maximus Vieill., Fulica cayensis Gm., Buff. PI. enl. 352; — 

 RaUus phmibeus Temm., GalUnula plumhea Spix, &c. Large species from 

 South America. 



Note. — Add Corethrura Eeichenb., Alecthelia Swains, not Less., and 

 Eulaheornis Gould; comp. Gray Genera of Birds. 



Parr a L. Bill moderate, straight, compressed, a little thickened 

 at the tip. Nostrils ovate, placed in the middle of bill, pervious. 

 Wings spm-red or tuberculate, with first tliree quills subequal, 

 longest. Tarsi elongate, with toes very long, thin, anterior sub- 

 equal, with claws acuminate, long ; posterior claw very long. 



* With forehead carunculate. Tail very short. Second and third quills 

 longest. 



Sp. Parra Jacana L., Buff. PL enl. 322, Lesson Ornith. PI. 92, fig. 2, the 

 surgeon ; in the tropical regions of South America ; — Parra cuprea Vahl, 

 mihi, Parra superciliosa Horsf., Parra melanochloris Vieill., Vahl 

 Naturh. Selskabets Skrivter, iv. i, 1794, PI. 2; the largest known species ; 

 head, neck, breast and belly violet-black, wings and back copper-coloured 

 green, a white streak from the eyes to the neck ; in Bengal and Java ; — 

 Parra gall inacea Temm. PL col. 464, Java, Celebes; — Parra albinuca IsiD. 

 Geoffk. St.-Hil., Guek. Icovogr., Ois. PI. 57, fig. i, Madagascar, &c. 



** With forehead plumed, without caruncles. Tour middle tail-feathers 

 very long; anterior flag-feathers appendiculate, first and second equal, 

 longer than third. Mydrophasianus Wagl., Gray. 



Sp. Parra sinensis Gm. (and lusoniensis Gm.), Diet. univ. d'llist. nat., Ois, 

 PI. X. fig. I ; the young bird Sonnerat Voy. a la nouv. Guinee, PI. 45 ; 

 Java, Manilla, &c. 



The birds of this genus live in the tropical regions of both hemispheres, 

 and in their mode of life agree with the water- rail of Europe. 



