Genus PEDIO'NOMUS : Greek for " inhabiting the plains. 



576. torqua'tus : torquis, collar. 



Order FULICA'RI^E : fulica, a coot. 



Family RAI/LID.E : French rale, rail. 



Genus HYPOTJENID'IA : hupo, under; tamia, band. 



577. philippinen'sis : Philippines, a group of islands. 



578. brach'ypus : brachus, short ; pous, foot. 



Species 577 . PECTORAL RAIL (i nat. size). 



Genus EUL ABEOR'NIS : eulabes, cautious ; ornis, a bird. 



579. castaneiven'tfis : castanea, chestnut ; venter, belly. 



Genus RALLIN'A. 



580. tri'color : tri, triple ; color, colour. 



Genus CREX' : crex, a sort of land-rail ; onomatopoeia. Cf. korax, raven. Cry 

 is crek, crek. 



581. crex' : crex, a sort of land-rail ; onomatopoeia. 



