Mav 17] 

 1915 J 



BANGS — .AMERICAN GALLINULE 



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Characters. — Size very large, largest of American forms. 

 General color, 'blackish plumbeous,' the back, wings and rump, slightly 

 suffused with 'dark olive' and dull 'olive-brown.' 



MEASUREMEXTS (in millimeters). 



Remarks. — This very distinct form can at once be told from any 

 of the other American subspecies by its large size, and, when fully 

 adult, by its blackish coloration. 



1 Primaries in moult, and not grown out to their proper length. 



