ORDER GRALL.E. 400 



white, streaked ; beneath, slate-colour ; first primary, 

 white edged externally. Male, throat, black ; female, 

 white. Virginia, Georgia, Carolina. Gallinula Caro- 

 lina, Lath. Porphyrio Irete Hudsonis, Brisson. 



Rmty Gallinula, Gallinula Ruhiginosa, Tem. Col. 

 387. Crew Rubiginosa, Gray. 



Olive-green; head, neck, and chest, reddish-chestnut; 

 throat and chin, white ; bend of wings and belly, grey, 

 white banded; bill, black; legs, yellow. Java. Length, 

 six inches. 



To these may be also added, 



Crex Lateralis, Licht. Ypecaha Noiratre, Azara, 

 n. 376. 



Above, olive-brown ; sides of neck, chest, and vent, 

 cinnamon ; throat, chest, and middle of belly, white ; 

 sides, black and white banded. Length, six inches. 

 Tarsus, one inch and one-third. Brazil. Mus. Brit. 



Crex Mustelina, Licht. Ypecaha, 

 brim, et plomb. Azar, n. 374. 



Beneath, greyish; vent, variegated; throat, white. 

 Brazil. 



Fulica Cayannensis, Lin. Crew 

 Melampyga, Lecht. Ypecaha, Azar. 367- 



Chin, sides of head, and neck, grey ; rest of head and 

 beneath, dusky ; back, olive ; quills, reddish. 



Rallus Nigra, Lin. Crex Nigra- 

 Licht. 



Blackish brown ; bill, yellow ; feet, red. Africa, 

 Cape of Good Hope. Brit. Mus. 



