720 SYNOPSIS OF 
WATER BIRDS. 
IJRDER I.—GRALLATORES, Temm. 
FAMILY I.—RALLIDA, Vigors. 
GENUS I.—GALLINULA, Briss. — GALLINULE. 
305. Gallinula Martinica, Zarn.— Purple Gallinule, Wilson, p. 637. 
Gallinula Martinica, Bonap. Sya. p. 336. Mutt. 11, 221. Aud. iv. 37; plate 305 
Syn. p. 210. 
306. Gallinula chloropus, Zinn. — Florida Gallinule. 
Frontal plate and bill, carmine ; latter, tipped with yellow ; head, neck, 
and lower parts, grayish black; abdomen, with yellowish tinge; white 
streaks on sides. Male, 14,22. Habitat, from South Carolina south and 
west. Nests among reeds near the water. Eggs, nine, dull cream color, 
spotted with brown and amber. 
Gallinula galeata, Bonap. Orn. iv. 128. Nuit, ii. 223 —Gallinula Chloropus, Aud. 
iii. 330; plate 244; Syn. p. 210. 
GENUS II.—FULICA, Linn. — COOT. 
307. Fulica Americana, Gmel. — American Coot, Wilson, p. 633. 
Fulica Americana, Bonap. Syn. p. 338. Nutt ii. 229. Aud ili, 2915 v. 568; 
plates 239, 212. 
GENUS IIl.—RALLUS, Linn. — RAIL. 
308. Rallus Virginianus, Linn. — Virginia Rail, Wilson, p. 529. 
Rallus Virginianus, Bonap. Syn. p. 334, Mutt. ii. 205. Aud. iii, 41; v. 573; plate 
, 205; Syn. 216. 
309. Rallus crepitans, Gmel. — Clapper Rail, Wilson, p. 531. 
Railus crepitans, Vuit. ii. 201, Aud. iii, 33; v. 570; plate 204; Syn. p. 215. 
310. Rallus elegans, Aud.— Fresh Water Marsh Hen. 
Upper part of head and hind neck, dull brown; line over eye, orange ; 
upper parts streaked with brownish black and olive; wing-coverts, chest- 
nut; sides of body, undulated with brown and grayish white. Male, 19,° 
25. Habitat, south of New Jersey. Nests on ground. Eggs, ten, dirty 
white, with brown blotches. : 
Rallus elegans, Aud. iii, 27; plate 303; Syn. p. 215. 
SUBGENUS ORTYGOMETRA, Leach. 
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_~ 811. Rallus Carolinus, Zinn.— Common Sora Rail, Wilson, p. 198. ig ol 
Rallus Carolinus, Bonap. Syn. p. 334. Nutt. ii. 208. Aud. iii. 251; v. 572. — Or- 
tygometra Carolinus, 4ud. Syn. p. 213; plate 233. 
312. Rallus Noveboracensis, Lath. — Yellow-breasted Rail. 
Upper parts and sides, brownish black, longitudinally streaked with 
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