Hails, Coots, etc. 



*614. Nycticoeax geisetts (J. 937). 

 Arakan, Bhamo. 

 [Rangoon (JF. i?.).] 



161 



Fam. Ballidee. 



Rails, Coots, etc. 

 ^615. PoEPHYEIO POLIOCEPHALTIS (J. 902). 



Arakan, Tenasserim. P. smaragdinotis is given from Siam.^ 

 [Tonghoo (TT. JR.). Latham's description agrees well with the common 

 Indian purple Coot* He says nothing about a brown back, and that the 

 whole head, neck, and lower parts are unicolorous pale lavender-blue, as 

 stated by Mr. Hume (Str. Peath. iii. p. 185). Latham describes the bird as 

 having the back purple; the head and neck, blue-grey, growing to azure 

 towards the chin; breast and belly verditer green (Suppl. ii. p. 375).] 



*616. Galliceex ceistatus (J. 904). 



Arakan, Tenasserim. 



[Upper Pegu (0.). Must stand G. cinereus (Gm.).] 



*6l7. PoEZAKA PHCEMCUEA (J. 907). 



Rallus phcenicurus. Forster; Gould, B. As. pt. xxiv. pi. 12. 

 Arakan, Tenasserim, Siam. Common. 

 [Tonghoo (JT. JR.) .] 



*618. P. MAEIJETTA (J. 909). 



Arakan. 



*619. P. PYGMiEA (J. 910). 

 Common. 



*620. P. fusca (J. 911). 

 Common. 



*621. Hypotjsnidia steiata (J. 913). 



Common. 



[Rangoon (JF". JR.).~] 



* Ibis, 1864, p. 246, note. 



[P. smaragdinus, Tern. P. C. 421 = P. indicus, Horsf., and not the African P. smaragno- 

 tus, Tem.^Gallinula madagascariensis, Lath., is the species alluded to.] 



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