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Wing short. Second quill longest usually. Eemiges twenty-six. No white 

 marks on back. Tail short. Toes slender and free. Mid toe and claw varying 

 from 1|" to 2f". 



89. Eallus indicus. The Indian Watbr-Kail. 



^ 10 J" to 12"; 4 J to 6 oz. Legs dingy pink. Bill IJ", dull red. Eye-streaks, 

 cheeks, and sides of throat grey. Chin and mid-throat white. Above olive-brown, 

 with black streaks. Under-tail white, rufous, and black. China, Siberia, and 

 Japan, but visits India in cold season. (J. 914. B. 1387. H. and M. ii. 257.) 



90. Rallus aquaticus. The Watbr-Eail. 

 Aquaticus =\iving in or by the water, aqua, 

 Yekan tokhisi, Varlcand. 



(J 12"; 3 to 5 oz. Legs flesh-brown. Bill If", red. More grey than E. indicus. 

 No facial stripe. Throughout Europe and the Palsearctic region as far E. as 

 Cabul and Yarkand. A rare winter visitor to Himalayas. Eight to ten eggs 

 (1-4 X 1-05), stone colour, spotted purple. (B. 1388. H. & M. ii. 261.) 



Also E. peruvianus. Similar to S. aquaticus, but smaller. 



E. elegans, 14J", from N. America ; and two subspecies, 15" and 16", from California and 

 Mexico. 



B. longirostris, lOJ", from Guiana; and six subspecies, varying from 12" to 15", from Brazil, 

 N. America, W. Indies and Cuba. 



E. virgianus. 8J". From N, and C. America. 



B. cequatorialis. 7 J". From W.S. America. 



E. antarcticus. 7J". From S. America. 



E. semiplumbeus. 64". From S. America. 



B. cmrulescens. The Blue-necked Rail. 9J". From S. Africa. 



B. madagascariensis. 12". 



Also there are ten species of extinct Rails from France and Germany. (B.M. Cat., xxiiL 227. ) 



Also the genus Limnorpardalus, with indication of a small frontal shield, the nostril placed 

 about centre of the bill, and mid toe and claw varying from 1-2" to 245". Three species, all 

 from S. America. 



L. maculatus, lOJ"; L.eytirhyncJius, lOJ"; and two subspecies, 12^" and 15i"; a,u6LL. nigricans, 

 12". (B.M. Cat., xxiii. 8-32.) 



Genus HYPOTJENIDIA. 



Bill is shorter than tarsus, but in Indian representatives it equals the tarsus. 

 With white bars or spots on the back. Mid toe and claw varying from If" to 2 J". 

 Widely distributed in Oriental and Australian regions. 



Throat white. 

 91. Hypotaenidia striata. Thb Blub-breasted Banded Eail. 

 Wade-kodi (Telugu) ; Yay-gyet, Burma. 



S 9f" to llj"; 3| to 5 oz. Legs dingy pink. Bill IJ", reddish. Chin and 

 mid-throat white. Above olive, with narrow white bars edged black. Vent and 

 under-tail dull, with white bands. Face, neck, and breast blue-grey. White 

 banding on wings. S.E. Asia, Malay Archipelago, Philippines, and Celebes. 

 Eesident in India, Ceylon, and Burma. Five to seven eggs (1-35 x 1-02), stone 

 colour, spotted brown. (J. 913. B. 1389.) 



