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floating manner. It is a fliy bird, and frequents ftagnant lakeSj. 

 where it is not eafily come at. It builds the neft upon floating 

 iflands, among weeds, pretty clofe to the banks. Male andfemak 

 much alike.— Mr. Middkton. 



Genus LXXV. GALLINULE, 



»^ Martinico Gallinule, Gen, Syn, v, p. 25^. N" 7. 



4" MARTINICO Fulica martinicenfis, Jacq. Fog. p. 12. t, 3. 



^AC^UINohkrvt^, that it is plentiful in the fwamps o{ Mar- 

 •^ tinico, where the flefh is valued for food , and that its voiee i^ 

 fine and fofr, though feldom exerted. 



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