118 RALLIDJE. 



The BROWN RAIL. ORTYGOMETRA fusca. Rallus fuscus, 

 Linn. S. N. i. 262. Gallinula rubiginosa, Temm. pL 

 col. 357. 



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



b. Young Female. Nepaul. Presented by B. H. Hodg- 

 son, Esq. 



c. Female. Japan. From the Leyden Museum. 



d. e. Male. 



/. Tanesserim Coast. Presented by J. D. V. Pakeman, 

 Esq. 



The WHITE-THROATED CRAKE. ORTYGOMETRA olivacea. 

 Rallus olivaceus, Fieill. N. Diet. H. N. 28. 561. Crex 

 gularis, Jard. and Selby's III. Orn. t. 39. 



a. South America. From Mr. Leadbeater's Collection. 



The BLACK RAIL. ORTYGOMETRA nigra. Rallus niger, 

 Gmel. S.N. i. 717. R. carinatus, Swains. Gallinula 

 flavirostra, Swains. 



a. b. Adult. Western Africa. From Mr. Rendall's 

 Collection. 



c. Young. Gambia. Presented by Major Ricketts. 



d. Young. Africa. 



The SPOTTED GALLINULE. ORTYGOMETRA porzana, Steph. 



Rallus porzana, Linn. S. N. i. 262. PL enl. 751. 

 a. b. Great Britain. Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 



c. Male. Devonshire. From Col. Montagu's Collection. 



d. Female. Devonshire. From Col. Montagu's Col- 

 lection. 



e. Europe. Presented by J. Gould, Esq. 



The RIVER RAIL. ORTYGOMETRA fluminea. Porzana 

 flurninea, Gould. Proc. Zool. Soc. 1842, p. 139. 



a. Male. South Australia Presented by His Excel- 

 lency Capt. G. Grey. 



The SOREE RAIL. ORTYGOMETRA Carolina. Rallus 

 Carolinus, Linn. S. N. i. 263. Edw. t. 144. Wils. 

 Am. Orn. t. 48. f. 1. 



a. Female. Northern Land Expedition. Presented by 

 Capt. Sir G. Back, R.N. 



b. Rockport, North America. Presented by Professor 

 J. P. Kirtland. 



