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a stripe of black passing from the bill down the centre of the throat, 

 but not reaching the breast ; whole of the breast, a cheek patch, and 

 superciliary line, slate-color ; crown, chestnut, with a black stripe 

 through the centre; carpus edged with white; crissum, rufous, 

 shading into whitish. 



Length 7.75, wing 4.20, tail 2, tarsus 1.3S, bill .75. 



A regular winter visitant, although by no means abundant. 

 The specimen described above was taken in a small marsh near 

 Long Bay Key, Andros Island, January 13. Two more were seen 

 the following day, and another, a male, was killed January 20. 



Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. V. pi. 306. 



GALLINULA GALE ATA. {Licht.) 

 Florida Gallinule. 



Adult Male. — Head, neck, and under parts, blackish, becoming 

 pale on the belly; back, olive-brown; tail, dusky; flanks striped 

 and wing edged with white ; crissum, whitish ; bill, with frontal plate, 

 red, sometimes edged with yellowish. 



Length 13, wing 6.60, tail 3.10, tarsus 2. 



I include this species upon the authority of Dr. Br)ant, who 

 claims that it is " abundant and resident the whole year." It cannot 

 be very abundant, for although I looked for it carefully I never met 

 with it on any of the islands. 



Fig. Aud. Bds. N. A., Vol. V. pi. 304. 

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