128 AMAUEOKNIS. 



Bill not swollen at base. 

 100. Amauromis fuscus. The Ruddy Crake. 

 Chota Boder, Nepal; Yay-gyet, Pegu. 



(? 7J" to 8f ". Legs red. Bill red, tip green. Above olive-brown. Vent and 

 under-tail barred white. Head and breast deep red. Chin and throat whitish. 

 India, Ceylon, and Burma to Java, Borneo, the Philippines, China, and Japan. 

 Breeds in Bengal, July to September. Five eggs (1-2 x O-Si), white with inky 

 spots. (J. 911. B. 1398. H. & M. ii. 217.) 



101. Amauromis bicolor. Elwes's Crake. 



$ 8" to 9". Legs dull red. Bill greenish. Head, neck, and breast ashy. 

 Back and wings chestnut. Tail black. Prom Nepal to Assam and Manipur. 

 Eggs (14 X 1-0) white, spotted sepia. (B. 1399. H. and M. ii. 217.) 



102. Amauromis akool. The Brown Crake. 



(? 10^" to 12"; 4 to 6 oz. $ 10" to Hi"; 3 J to 5 oz. Legs dull lake-red. 

 Bill green. — Male: Head black. Above olive-brown. Wings and tail dusky. 

 Under-tail deep brown. — Female : The same, but without the black on head and 

 the chin clearly white. Rather a Moorhen than a Rail. Resident in N. India, 

 and met with throughout India generally, the N. Khasi Hills, and in China. 

 Breeds twice in the monsoon. Four to eight eggs (149 x 1-1), pinkish with red- 

 brown spots. (J. 908. B. 1400. H. & M. ii. 217.) 



Also the genus £im,nobcenus. Three species — L. phaeopygus, from Liu-Kiu Archipelago ; 

 L. payJcuUi, 8 J", from E. Siberia, China, Malay Peninsula, Java, and Borneo ; and L. margin- 

 alis, 9", from W. Africa. 



Bill swollen at base. 



103. Amauromis phoenicurus. The White-breasted WATER-HE^f. 

 ^oipiKovpos=a. bird. 



Dawak, India; Kureyn, Gondwarra; Kurayi, Sind; Kinati, Oudh; Bolikadi (Telugu); 

 Tannin-koli, Ceylon; Kk\\i-gy/et, Surma. 



(J 12|". Legs green. Mid toe 2-7". Bill 1", green, ridge orange. Forehead, 

 sides of face, chin, throat, foreneck, and breast white. Above black, with green 

 reflections. Under tail-coverts chestnut. Quills brown. Outer margin of first 

 primary and edge of wing white. India, Ceylon, Burma, to Celebes and For- 

 mosa. Breeds from May to September. Four to eight eggs (1-57 x 1-18), buff, 

 spotted and blotched purple. (J. 907. B. 1401.) 



104. Amauromis insularis. The Andamanese Water-Hen. 



(J 12". 9 12". Legs yellow. Bill pale green. Similar to A. phmnieurus, 

 but the white of the forehead is extended to the crown, and on the breast is 

 restricted to a narrow strip. Andaman Islands and Nicobars. 



Also A. olivaceus. llf". From the Philippines. 



A . moluccana. 1 Of". From the Moluccas to New Guinea and New Britain and N. E. Australia. 



Also the genus Soiigetius. One species — B. rougeti, 11", with long and slender bill, from 

 N.E. Africa. 



Also the genus Neocrex. One species — N. erythrops, 7", with stout hill, and nasal grooye 

 indistinct, from S. America. Mid toe and claw 1-3". 



