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America. 
Crex pratensis. 
Has been met with in Bermuda, and on 
several occasions on the east coast of 
the United States. (Harting’s Hand- 
book Brit. Birds, p. 153.) 
Once taken in Greenland. (Newton.) 
Porzana carolina.* Linn. (Sora.) 
Entire temperate North America. (Baird, 
Cassin, and Lawrence. ) 
One occurred in Greenland, 3rd October, 
1822. (Newton. ) 
Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, Jamaica, 
Cuba, and Trinidad. (Sclater and 
Salvin.) 
Porzana maruetta. 
Two have occurred in Greenland, in 
1841 and 1856. (Newton.) 
Europe. 
Crex pratensis.* (L.) Bechst. 
Rail. ) 
Throughout Europe and Western Asia, 
migrating in the autumn into Africa, 
where it is found as far south as the 
Cape Colony. (Dresser.) 
(Land 
Porzana carolina. 
One occurred near Newbury, Bucks, 
October, 1864. (Newton, P.Z.S., 
1865, p. 196.) 
Porzana maruetta.* (L.) Leach. (Spotted 
Rail.) 
A summer visitor to the British Isles. 
Nilsson says it is rare in summer in 
Sweden. Pennant foundit in Southern 
Russia. It is rare in Northern Ger- 
many and Holland, but more common 
in France, and thence to the Mediter- 
ranean. Strickland found it at Smyrna 
in winter, and it is said to extend its 
range to India. (Yarrell, Brit. Birds.) 
Gray gives it as occurring in India, 
Africa, and Arabia. 
GALLINULID.®. 
Torphyrio martinicus.* Linn. (Purple 
Gallinule.) 
Southern States of North America, 
Louisiana, Florida; accidental further 
north. (Baird, Cassin, and Lawrence.) 
Tropical and South America. (Sclater 
and Salvin.) 
Gallinula galeata.* Licht. 
G. chloropus. Bon. (American Moor- 
hen.) 
British North America to Mexico. 
(Dresser. ) 
South America. (Sclater and Salvin.) 
Gm. (American 
Fulica americana.* 
Coot.) 
The entire temperate regions of North 
America. Distinguished from FP’. a/ra 
of Europe by the white on the crissum 
and wings, and red frontal plate, &e. 
(Baird, Cassin, and Lawrence.) 
Porphyrio martinicus. 
One occurred in Ireland in November, 
1845. (Thompson, Vol. IL, p. 331.) 
Gallinula chloropus.* (L.) Lath. (Moor- 
hen.) 
Throughout Europe up to 60° north. 
Asia Minor, North Africa, with slight 
variation down to the Cape of Good 
Hope. In Southern Persia, and with 
slight variation as far east as China, 
and to Java, Borneo, &e. (Dresser. ) 
Fulica atra.* Linn. (Coot.) 
Yarrell gives the habitat of the coot as 
the British Isles; Scot!and in summer. 
It is then found in Denmark, Norway, 
Sweden, and as far north as the Faroe 
Isles, and even to Iceland, according 
to Faber. Pennant found it in Russia 
and Eastern Siberia. It is very abun- 
dant in Holland, and is found on the 
lakes and rivers of Germany, France, 
Switzerland, Spain, Provence, and 
