PURPLE GALLINULE. 



218. lonornis martinicus. 13 in. 



Bill short stout, red and yellow, extending 

 on the forehead in the form of a scaly shield. 

 Head, neck and under parts purplish, back 

 greenish and under tail coverts white. 



Nest. Woven of grasses and rushes, either 

 on the ground or in rushes close to it. Their 

 five to ten eggs are cream color, with red- 

 dish-brown spots. 



Range. Breeds south from S..Car., Tenn. 

 and Tex. Casually north in summer to Nova 

 Scotia and Ontario. 



FLORIDA GALLINULE; MUD HEN. 



219. Gallinula galeata. 13 in. 



Bill and crown plate red, tipped with yel- 

 low. Legs greenish, with a red ring about 

 the top. Plumage gray and white. 



Nest. On the ground or attached to rushes 

 above water. Eggs cream color, spotted. 



Range. Breeds locally through the U. S. 

 and in Ontario. Winters in southern states. 

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