120 RALLID^E. 



The PLUMBEOUS SMALL RAIL. ORTYGOMETRA plumbea. 

 Crex plumbea, Gray, in Griff. An. Kingd. t. iii. p. 

 410. Rallus tabuensis, Gmel. ? 



b. South Australia. Presented by His Excellency Capt. 

 G. Grey. 



The LINED RAIL. ORTYGOMETRA dimidiata. Gallinula 

 dimidiata, Temm. Less. Tr. 537. Alecthelia lineata, 

 Swains. 



a. South Africa. From the South African Museum, 



b. South Africa. From M. Verreaux' Collection. 



The CINNAMON-BANDED RAIL. ORTYGOMETRA cinnamo- 

 mea. Rallus cinnamomeus Less. I Rev. Zool. 1840. 99. 



a. Young. Western Africa.- From Mr. Rendall's Col- 

 lection. 



The RED-NECKED RAIL. ORTYGOMETRA ruficollis. Crex 

 ruficollis, Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 13. 



a. Cape of Good Hope. 



b.l Young. Cape of Good Hope. From M. Verreaux' 

 Collection. 



The WHITE-SPOTTED RAIL. ORTYGOMETRA pulchra. 

 Crex pulchra, Gray, Zool. Misc. p. 13. Griff \ An. 

 Kingd. in. t. p. 542. 



a. Africa? 



b. GALLINULIN^:. 



The VIOLET GALLINULE. PORPHYRIO antiquorum, Bonap. 



Fulica porphyrio, Pall. P. hyacinthinus, Temm. 

 a. b. Egypt. Presented by John Bowring, Esq. 



The INDIAN PORPHYRIO. PORPHYRIO Indicus, Horsf. Linn. 

 Tr. xin. p. 194. P. smaragdinis, Temm. pi. col. 421. 



a. Nepaul. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



b. Young. Nepaul. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



c. Madras. Presented by the Hon. East India Com- 

 pany. 



d. India. 



