AYES. 395 



lives amongst the high grass in meadows and corn-fields. Since in our 

 latitudes it comes with the quails (in June) and migrates with them (in 

 October), it has been named Kwartdkoning, Roi des cailles, Wachtelkonig, 

 king of the quails; the land-rail, corn-crake. Rallus Porzana L., NAUM. 

 Taf. 237, &c. 



Eallus LATH., TEMM. Bill longer than head, straight or sub- 

 arched. 



Sp. Rallus aquaticus L., BUFF. PL enl. 749, LESSON Ornith. PL 106, fig. i, 

 NAUM. Taf. 235; the water-rail; lives on the banks of rivers and brooks, 

 in moist, rushy meadows, runs very rapidly on water-lilies (Nymphece) and 

 other water-plants. Rattus Madagascariensis YERREAUX, Biensis typus 

 PUCHERAN, DES MURS PI. peiutes, 24, &c. 



Ar amides PUCHERAN. Bill longer than head; lower mandible 

 shorter than upper, angulate. Wings with fourth and up to 

 seventh quills subequal, longer than the rest. 



Sp. Rallus maximiu VIEILL., Fulica cayensis GM., BUFF. PL enl. 352; 

 Rallus plumbeus TEMM., GaUinula plumbea SPIX, &c. Large species from 

 South America. 



Note. Add Corethrura KEICHENB., Alecthelia SWAINS, not LESS., and 

 Euldbeomis GOULD ; comp. GRAY Genera of Birds. 



Parr a L. Bill moderate, straight, compressed, a little thickened 

 at the tip. Nostrils ovate, placed in the middle of bill, pervious. 

 "Wings spurred or tuberculate, with first three quills subequal, 

 longest. Tarsi elongate, with toes very long, thin, anterior sub- 

 equal, with claws acuminate, long ; posterior claw very long. 



* With forehead carunculate. Tail very short. Second and third quills 

 longest. 



Sp. Parra Jacana L., BUFF. PL enl. 322, LESSON Ornith. PI. 92, fig. 2, the 

 surgeon; in the tropical regions of South America; Parra cuprea VAHL, 

 mihi, Parra superciliosa HORSF., Parra melanochloris VIEILL., VAHL 

 Naturh. Selskdbets Skrivter, IV. i, 1 794, PI. 2 ; the largest known species ; 

 head, neck, breast and belly violet-black, wings and back copper-coloured 

 green, a white streak from the eyes to the neck; in Bengal and Java; 

 Parra gallinacea TEMM. PL col. 464, Java, Celebes ; Parra albinuca IsiD. 

 GEOFFR. Sx.-HtL., GUR. Iconogr., Ois. PI. 57, fig. i, Madagascar, &c. 



** With forehead plumed, without caruncles. Four middle tail-feathers 

 very long; anterior flag-feathers appendiculate, first and second equal, 

 longer than third. Hydrophasianus WAGL., GRAY. 



Sp. Parra sinensis GM. (and lusoniensis GM.), Diet. univ. d'Hist. nat., Ois. 

 PL x. fig. i ; the young bird SONNERAT Voy. a la nouv. Guinee, PI. 45 ; 

 Java, Manilla, &c. 



The birds of this genus live in the tropical regions of both hemispheres, 

 and in their mode of life agree with the water- rail of Europe. 



