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GRALLA.TOEES, OR WADING BIRDS. 



it is found in France, England, Italy, Germany, and Holland. Tlie 

 Slate-coloured Water Hen is a native of Java. 



I"ig. 117. — Common Water Ken {GaUiiiuia chloropus, Sw.). 



The Purple Water Hen {Porpbjrio hyacinthus, Temminck), or 

 Sultana Fowl (Fig. 118), is 'peculiarly cLaracteristic of Macro- 



rig. 118. — Sultana Fowl (^PoUo sultana, Sw.). 



dactyles, and might be defined as an exaggeration of the Water 

 Hen. Its bill is thicker and more robust, the frontal plate on 



