34 BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND. 
92. ORTYGOMETRA TABUENSIS. Gml. C.M. 
Blue Rail. 
SuaTE blue, brownish on the back ; under tail coverts, black, banded 
with white ; bill, black ; legs and feet, red. 
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Both Islands, Australia, Tasmania, Polynesia. 
Norornis. Owen. 
Bitz, strong, shorter than the head, much deeper than broad, arched, 
dilated on the forehead ; wings very short, rounded ; quills, soft, from 
the third to the seventh equal and longest ; tail, soft ; tarsi, longer than 
the middle toe ; hind toe, short. 
New Zealand only. 
93. NOTORNIS MANTELLI. Owen. 
Dark purple, shaded with green on the back and wings ; under tail 
coverts, white ; bill and legs, red. 
BESS) aaah ie Bo mal Oecd Ls eo 
South Island. 
Porpuyrio. Ariss. 
Brit, short, elevated at the base, which is flat and dilated on the 
forehead ; second, third, and fourth quills nearly equal and longest ; tail, 
_short, rounded ; tarsi, shorter than the middle toe ; toes, very long, free 
at the base ; hind toe, long. 
Warm and temperate climates all over the world. 
94. PORPHYRIO MELANOTUS. Temm., O.M. 
Swamp Hen. Pukeko. 
Axpove, deep black ; breast, indigo blue; abdomen, black ; under tail 
coverts, white; bill and legs, red. In the young, the feathers on the 
back and wings are tipped with green, and those on the breast with 
buff. 
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Albino varieties occur sometimes. 
Fgg.-—Gvreyish brown, with dots and blotches of grey and brownish 
violet ; length, 2:2; breadth, 1-5. 
Both Islands, Chatham Islands, Australia, Tasmania, New Caledonia. 
