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GEILL (STORES, OR WADI^S^G BIRDS. 



it is found in France, England, Italy, Gennanjr, and Holland. Tlr 

 Slate-coloured Water Hen is a native of Java. 



Fij^'. 117. — Cummon Water Hen (Caltuntln c/t/urop^i.':^ Sw.). 



The Purple Water Hen {Porpliyrio hyacintkus, Temniinck), or 

 Sultana Fowl (Fig. 118), is 'peculiarly characteristic of Macro- 



Fig. 118.— Sultana Fowl {IMlo sultu/i.i, .Sw.). 



dactylos, and might be defined as an exaggeration of the Water 

 Hen. Its bill is thicker and more robust, the frontal plate on 



