PORZANA. 147 



id. ed. 3, iii. p. 135 ; Gould, iv. pi. 86 ; Harting, p. 57 ; 

 Dresser, vii. p. 257. 

 The Water Rail, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 34. 



Aqudtlcus = living in or by the water, aqua. 



Generally distributed and resident in Great Britain and 

 Ireland. It inhabits most parts of Europe, Asia as far east 

 as India, and North Africa. 



Genus PORZANA, Vieillot, Anal. p. 61 (1816). 



Porzdna, the Italian name ; also written SforsaTha (Salvadori) and Forzane 

 (plur.?, WUlughby). Of unknown derivation. 



Porzana maruetta. Spotted Crake. 



Ortygometra Maruetta, Leach, Syst. Cat. Brit. 



Mus. p. 34 (1816), 

 Rallus Porzana, lAnneeus, S. N. i. p. 263 (1766). 



Crex porzana, Naum. ix. p. 523 ; Macg. iv. p. 535 ; Hewitson, 

 p. 375; Yarr. ed. 3, iii. p. 97; id. ed. 3, iii. p. 112; 

 Harting, p. 58. 



Ortygometra porzana. Gray, p. 179. 



Porzana maruetta, Gould, iv. pi. 88 ; Dresser, vii. p. 267. 



The Spotted Crake, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 11. 



Maruetta, latinized from the Erenoh la Marouette. The word is probably 

 not Italian, as it is not mentioned by Salvadori. 



A somewhat local bird in England and Scotland, breeding 

 occasionally with us, and being more frequently met with in 

 the maritime counties. Less numerous and but an irregular 

 summer visitant to Ireland. It is generally distributed 

 throughout Europe, and occurs in Asia as far east as Eastern 

 Siberia and as far south as India ; and it also visits North 

 Africa during the winter season. 



[Porzana Carolina. Cabolwa Rail. 

 Rallus carolinus, lAnnceus, S. N. i. p. 263 (1766). 

 Crex Carolina, Harting, p. 152. 



Carolina, because first described from specimens obtained in that country. 



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