404 CLASS AVES. 



dull-olive. Guiana and Cayenne. The Rallus Maa^i- 

 mus, Vieill. Gallinula Cayanensis, Lath, not Tem. 



Gallinula Gigas. Spix. xcix. 



Very large ; olive ; head, beneath, and chest, lead- 

 colour ; back of neck, chestnut ; upper part of belly 

 and sides, pale reddish ; tail, larger than the wings. 

 Brazils. Not Rallus Gigas, Licht. which is Ardea 

 Scolopacea, Lin. 



G. Sarracura. Id. xcviii. 



Large ; above, olive ; beneath, entirely lead colour ; 

 neck above, chestnut ; occiput, reddish-brown ; throat, 

 slightly white ; bill, green ; quiUs, red-brown. 

 Brazils. 



G. Mangle. Id. xcvii. 



Smaller ; above, olive ; beneath, ferrugineous-red ; 

 neck beneath, red ; above, olive lead-colour ; head, 

 olive. 



G. Rujiceps. Id. xcvi. 



Larger; above, olive ; beneath, ferrugineous ; occiput, 

 reddish ; neck, lead-coloured ; throat, white ; thighs, 

 ash ; belly and tail, black ; ocella and quills, chest- 

 nut. Brazils. Like G. Cayanensis, 



Gallinula Ccesia. Spix. t. 95. 



Small ; spotless ; above, olive ; head and beneath, 

 lead-colour ; body, compressed ; throat, scaly- white ; 

 bill, sharp, tipt. Brazils. 



Brown Rail. Rallus Fusciis. Enl. 77^- 



Bill begins to be shorter ; brown, above ; beneath, 

 reddish-brown ; abdomen, greyish. Philippines and 

 Java. 



