218. Purple Gallinule (Jonornis martinica)e L. 13. 
Ads. Crown-plate bluish, bill carmine tipped with 
greenish; back shining green; below purplish blue; 
under tail-coverts white. Yung. Above browner; 
below with white; no red on bill. 
Range.—Tropical and subtropical America; breeds only in eastern 
North America north to southern Illinois and South Carolina, strays 
to Maine and Wisconsin; winters from southern Florida south to 
South America. 
219. Florida Gallinule (Gallinula galeata). L. 
13.5. Ad. Crown-plate red, bill ee tipped with 
greenish; legs green with a red ring; back olive-brown; 
flanks slate streaked with white. Yung. Crown-plate 
smaller with bill brownish; no red on legs; below 
grayish. Notes. An explosive chuck and many loud 
and varied calls suggesting a disturbed brooding hen, 
the squawking of a struggling hen, etc. 
Range.—Temperate and tropical America; breeds locally north to 
Maine, Montreal, Minnesota, and northern California; winters from 
Gulf States and California southward. 
“ 221. American Coot (Fulica americana). L. 15. 
Toes with scallops. Ads. Bill whitish; crown-plate 
and two spots on bill brownish; head and neck black; 
rest of plumage slate. Yng. Whiter below, browner 
above, crown-plate smaller. Notes. An explosive 
cuck and noisy cackling notes. 
Range.— North America; breeds in the interior (chiefly northward) 
north to the Mackenzie and on Pacific coast to British Columbia; 
winters from British Columbia and Gulf States south to Central 
America and West Indies. 
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