Hails, Coots, etc. 161 



*614. Ntchcoeax geisetts (J. 937). 

 Arakan, Bhamo. 

 [Eangoon ( W. E.).] 



Fam. Ballidse. 

 Hails, Coots, etc. 



*"615. PoEPHXBIO POLIOCEPHAXTTS (J. 902). 



Arakan, Tenasserim. P. smaragdinoUs is given from Siam.* 

 [Tonghoo ( W. E.). Latham's description agrees well with the common 

 Indian purple Coot, He says nothing about a brown back, and that the 

 whole head, neck, and lower parts are unicolorous pale lavender-blue, as 

 stated by Mr. Hume (Str. Feath. iii. p. 185). Latham describes the bird as 

 having the back purple; the head and neck, blue-grey, growing to azure 

 towards the chin ; breast and belly verditer green (Suppl. ii. p. 375). J 



*616. Galliceex ceistattjs (J. 904). 



Arakan, Tenasserim. 



[Upper Pegu (0.). Must stand O. oinereus (Gm.).] 



*617. PoEZANA PHCENTCUBA (J. 907). 



Sallus phcenicwus, Forster; Gould, B. As. pt. xxiv. pi. 12. 

 Arakan, Tenasserim, Siam. Common. , 

 [Tonghoo {W.R.).~\ 



*618. P. MAEUETTA (J. 909). 



Arakan. 



*619. P. PYGMiEA (J. 910). 



Common. 



*620. P. ftjsca (J. 911). 

 Common. 



*621. Hypominidia striata (J. 913). 



Common. 



[Eangoon {W. E.).] 



* Ibis, 1864, p. 246, note. 



[P. smardgdinus, Tem. P. C. 421 = P. indium, Horsf., and not the African P. smaragno- 

 tus, Tem.-Gallinula madagascarieneis, Lath., is the species alluded to.] 



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