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  and 
  restricted 
  habitats, 
  had 
  become 
  modified 
  in 
  structure, 
  

   and 
  a 
  mnch 
  larger 
  number 
  of 
  generic 
  forms 
  existed 
  than 
  

   had 
  hitherto 
  been 
  supposed. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  were 
  the 
  genera 
  which 
  Dr. 
  Sharpe 
  

   proposed 
  to 
  recognize: 
  — 
  1. 
  Rallus, 
  L.; 
  2. 
  Limnopurdalus, 
  

   Cab. 
  ; 
  3. 
  Hyijotfeyiidia, 
  lleiclienb. 
  ; 
  4. 
  Cabalus, 
  Ilutton 
  ; 
  

   5. 
  Eulabeornis, 
  Gould 
  ; 
  G. 
  Tricholimnas, 
  gen. 
  n. 
  ; 
  7. 
  Gym- 
  

   nocrex, 
  Salvad.; 
  8. 
  Aramides, 
  Pucher. 
  ; 
  9. 
  Megacrex, 
  Salvad. 
  ; 
  

   10. 
  Habroptila, 
  Gray 
  ; 
  11. 
  Ocydromus, 
  Wagl. 
  ; 
  12. 
  Ajjhun- 
  

   apteryx, 
  Frauenf. 
  ; 
  13. 
  Diaphorapteryx, 
  Forbes 
  ; 
  14. 
  Ery- 
  

   thromachus, 
  Milne-Edwards 
  ; 
  15. 
  Hirnantornis, 
  Schl. 
  ; 
  16. 
  

   Dryolimnus, 
  gen. 
  n. 
  ; 
  17. 
  Canir 
  alius, 
  Hartl. 
  ; 
  18. 
  Rallina, 
  

   Rciehenb.; 
  19. 
  Castanolimnas,gen.n.; 
  20. 
  Crecopsis,gen.Ti.; 
  

   21. 
  Crex, 
  Bechst. 
  ; 
  22. 
  (Enolimnas, 
  gen. 
  u. 
  ; 
  23. 
  Amaurolim- 
  

   nas, 
  gen. 
  n. 
  ; 
  24. 
  Anurolimnas, 
  gen. 
  n. 
  ; 
  25. 
  Zapornia, 
  Leach; 
  

   26. 
  Porzana, 
  Vieill. 
  ; 
  27. 
  Pennula, 
  Dole 
  ; 
  28. 
  Aphanolimnas, 
  

   Sharpe 
  ; 
  29. 
  Corethrura, 
  Reiehenb. 
  ; 
  30. 
  Rallicula, 
  Schl. 
  ; 
  

   31. 
  T/iyror/iina, 
  Scl. 
  & 
  Salv. 
  ; 
  32. 
  Ortygops, 
  Heine; 
  33. 
  

   Poliolimnas, 
  gen. 
  n. 
  ; 
  34. 
  Purzanula, 
  P'rohawk 
  ; 
  35. 
  Crecis- 
  

   CM.9, 
  Cab.; 
  36. 
  Z/mnot'oraa;^ 
  Swains.; 
  37. 
  Limnoi^enMs, 
  Sund. 
  ; 
  

   38. 
  Amaurornis, 
  lleiclienb. 
  ; 
  39. 
  Rougetius, 
  Bp. 
  ; 
  40. 
  A^eo- 
  

   crex, 
  Scl. 
  & 
  Salv. 
  ; 
  41. 
  Tribonyx, 
  Du 
  Bus 
  ; 
  42. 
  Micro- 
  

   tribonyx, 
  gen. 
  n. 
  ; 
  43. 
  Pareudiastes, 
  Hartl. 
  & 
  Finsch 
  ; 
  44. 
  

   Porphyriornis, 
  Allen 
  ; 
  45. 
  Gallinula,^nss. 
  ; 
  46. 
  Porphyriops, 
  

   Pucher. 
  ; 
  47. 
  Gallicrex, 
  Blytli 
  ; 
  48. 
  Psammocrex, 
  Oust. 
  ; 
  

   49. 
  lonornis, 
  Reichenb. 
  ; 
  50. 
  Porphyrio, 
  J^riss. 
  ; 
  51. 
  Notornis, 
  

   Mantell 
  ; 
  52. 
  Fulica, 
  Briss. 
  ; 
  53. 
  Leguatia, 
  Schl. 
  Besides 
  

   these 
  genera 
  there 
  were 
  a 
  few 
  fossil 
  forms, 
  the 
  exact 
  position 
  

   of 
  which 
  it 
  was 
  difficult 
  to 
  decide 
  upon. 
  

  

  Dr. 
  Sharpe 
  stated 
  that 
  he 
  had 
  lately 
  examined 
  the 
  type 
  

   specimen 
  of 
  Gallirallvs 
  brachypterus, 
  from 
  the 
  Caen 
  Museum. 
  

   For 
  the 
  loan 
  of 
  the 
  specimen 
  he 
  was 
  indebted 
  to 
  Professor 
  

   Joyeux-Laffine, 
  the 
  Director 
  of 
  that 
  Museum. 
  Dr. 
  Sharpe 
  

   pointed 
  out 
  that 
  the 
  species 
  had 
  been 
  the 
  subject 
  of 
  

   much 
  controversial 
  opinion, 
  but 
  was 
  evidently 
  the 
  same 
  

   as 
  Gallirallus 
  fuscus 
  of 
  Du 
  Bus^ 
  which 
  must 
  therefore 
  be 
  

   known 
  as 
  Ocydromus 
  brachypterus 
  (Lafr.). 
  The 
  species 
  

   identified 
  l)y 
  Sir 
  Walter 
  BuUer 
  as 
  0. 
  brachypterus, 
  and 
  

  

  