Mr. Selby's Catalogue of Birds. TJ5 



Genus LOBIPES. COOTFOOT. 



140. LOBIPES HYPERBOREUS. RED-NECKED COOTFOOT. 



Lobipes hyperboreus, Flemm., Stephens, Selhy. 



Phalaropus hyperboreus, JLath. Ind. Orn., Temm. Man. d'Ornith., Sabine in Linn. Trans. 



Tringa hyperborea, Linn. 



Red Phalarope, Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds. 



Red Cootfoot, Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Red Lobefoot, Stephens, Shaw's Zool. 



The red Cootfoot is also a very rare visitant. The only specimen I have met with was 



one killed upon the coast, near to Alnmouth, in the spring of 1828. 



Family IV. RALLiDiE. 

 Genus RALLUS. RAIL. 



141. RALLUS AQUATICUS. WATER RAIL. 



Rallus aquaticus, Linn., Lath., Flemm., S^c. 

 Rale d'Eau, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Water Rail, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. Birds, Selby's lUus, 

 Br. Orn., Flemm- Br. Anim. 



Genus ORTYGOMETRA. CRAKE. 



142. ORTYGOMETRA CREX. LAND, OR CORN-CRAKE. 



Ortygometra erex, Sfeph., Flemm. 



Gallinula erex, Lath. Ind. Orn. 



Rallus erex, Linn. 



Poule-d'eau de genet, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Crake Gallinule, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn,, Mont. Ornith. Diet. 



Corn Crake, Steph., Flemm., Sfc. 



143. ORTYGOMETRA PORZANA. SPOTTED CRAKE. 



Ortygometra Porzana, Sfeph. 



Gallinula Porzana, Lath., Flemm. 



Rallus Porzana, Linn. 



Poule-d'eau maronette, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Spotted Gallinule, Br. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Flemm. Br. Anim. 



Water Crake, Bewick's Br. Birds. 



Spotted Crake, Shaw's Zool. 



A summer visitant, not numerous, and confined to the sedgy margins of ponds and 

 marshes. I obtained specimens this season from Newham Lough, and I have also had it 

 from the nighbourhood of Mitford. 



Genus GALLINULA. GALLINULE. 

 144. GALLINULA CHLOROPUS. COMMON GALLINULE. 



Gallinula ehloropus. Lath. Ind. Orn., Flemm. Br. Anim., Stephens. 

 Poule-d'eau ordinaire, Temm. Man. d'Ornith. 



Common Gallinule, Br. Zool., Arct. Zool., Lath. Syn., Mont. Ornith. Diet., Bewick's Br. 

 Birds, Flemm. Br. Anim., Shaw's Zool., Selby's Ulus. Br. Orn. 



