90 Birds of Canada. 
color, with stripes of brownish-black ; neck and 
breast, reddish-yellow ; abdomen, white. 
Crex pratensis —The Corn Crake. 
The Corn Crake is accidental in Canada. 
Color, blackish-brown Length, ten inches Bill, 
greenish-black. 
Fulica americana.—The Coot. 
The Coot is fourteen incheslong Upper parts, 
dark slate color, with an olive tint on the back 
and rump; head, black ; abdomen, white. Breeds 
in Canada. Nests, in a bog, or near a muddy 
pond ; eggs, twelve, of a light buff color. 
PURPLE GALLINULE. 
Gallinule martinica——TVhe Purple Gallinule. 
The Purple Gallinule is twelve inches long. 
Upper parts, dark olive-green; bill, bright-red, 
tipped with yellow ; under parts, bluish-purple ; 
legs, yellow. An occasional visitor to the marsh 
east of Toronto. 
