78 RALLIDJE. 



Family RALLID^E. 

 Genus RALLUS. 



335. Rallus pectoralis, Less. Australian Rail. 

 Hob. New Holland. 



a, b. Received in exchange, May 15, 1860. 



Genus CREX. 



336. Crex pratensis, Bechst. Land Rail. 

 Hob. British Islands. 



a. Purchased, Sept. 12, 1861. 



Genus ARAMIDES. 



337. Aramides cayennensis (Gm.). West-Indian Rail. 

 Hob. Trinidad. 



a. Presented hy Dr. Huggins of Trinidad, C.M.Z.S., Sept. 16, 

 1861. 



Genus OCYDROMUS. 



338. Ocydromus australis (Sparrm.). Weka Rail. 

 Hab. New Zealand. 



a. Male. b. Female. Purchased, April 29, 1861. 

 c. Male. Purchased, Jan. 21, 1859. 



Genus PORPHYRIO. 



339. Porphyrio smaragnotis, Temm. Egyptian Porphyrio. 

 Hab. North Africa. 



a. Presented by Earl Fitzwilliam, Feb. 11, 1858. 



340. Porphyrio melanotus, Temm. Black-backed Porphyrio. 

 Hab. Australia. 



a. Presented by Edward Wilson, Esq., May 31, 1860. 



341. Porphyrio ? . Pacific Porphyrio. 



Hab. Island of Tanna, New Hebrides. 



a. Deposited by Dr. G. Bennett, F.Z.S., April 1862. 



Genus GALLINULA, 



342. Gallinula chloropus (Linn.). Common Waterhen, 

 Hab. British Islands. 



a. Purchased, June 1861. 



