Genus — PEDIO'NOMDS : Greek for " inhabiting the plains.' 



576. torqua'tus : torquis, collar. 



Order— FULICA'KI^ : fulica. a coot. 



Family — RAL'LID^ : French rale, rail. 



Genus — HYPOT^NID'IA : kupo, under; tmiia. band. 



577. philippinen'sis : Philippines, a group of islands. 



578. brach'ypus : brachus, short ; pous, foot. 



Species 577. — Pectoral Rail (i imt. size). 



Genus — EULABEOR'NIS : eidabes, cautious ; ornis, a bird. 



579. castaneiven'tris : castanea, chestnut ; venter, belly. 



Genus— RALLIN'A. 



580. tri'color : tri. triple ; colar, colour. 



Genus — CREX' : erex, a sort of land-rail ; onomatopoeia. Cf. korax, raven. Cry 

 is crek, crek. 



581. crex' : crex, a sort of land-rail ; onomatopoeia. 



