GALLXNULE. 257 



L'Acintli, Buf. Oif. viii. p. 208. g> 



Quachilto, Rait S yn . p. 1 16. \+—Will. Om. p. 319. CROWING G. 



'THE bill of this is pale: irides fulvous : the plumage of a Description. 



dark purple colour, with fome white feathers intermixed : 

 the legs greenifh yellow. 



This inhabits Mexico : is a marfh bird, feeding on fifh, and Place. 



thought to be not ill-tafted meat. It is called by fome Tacacintli, 

 and is faid to imitate the crowing of a Cock. 



La Poule-Sultane a tete noire, Brif. Om. v. p. 526. A. 1. I0> 



BLACK-HEAD- 

 '"p H I S is wholly blue, except the head and neck, which are ED G. 



black: and there is a broad bare fpace on the top of the Description. 



head. 



The female is faid to have a deep fulvous crown * : the upper 

 parts of the body the fame, ftreaked with white on the fcapulars : 

 the wings greenifh, with a fulvous tinge : quills greenifh blue. 



Inhabits America. Place. 



La Poule-Sultane verte, Brif. Om. v. p. 529. 3. — Buf. Oif. vlii. p. 204. 1 r. 



GREEN G, 

 ENGTH eleven inches and a half. Bill of a greenifh yel- Description. 

 low, as is the bare part of the forehead : the upper parts of 

 the body are of a dull green ; the under white : legs of a greyifh 

 yellow : claws grey. 



Inhabits the Eajl Indies. Pl^ce. 



* Hift. des Oif. viii. p. 209. (i).— From Feuill'e Oif. (edit. 1725.) p. 288. 

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