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GALLINULE. 



SPECKLED G. 



D 



ESCRIPTION. 



Place. 



La Poule-Sultane mouchetee, Brif, Orn. v. p. 536. 7. 



Matkneltzel, Matkern, Raii Sjn. p. lop. 10. — Will. Orn, p. 304. pi. 56. 



C I Z E of the Crake Gallinule : length eleven inches. Bill of a 

 dull yellow : forehead bare, and of the fame colour : the up- 

 per parts of the plumage rufous brown, marked with black and 

 white fpots on the wings : fides of the head, throat, and fore 

 part of the neck, white: from thence to the vent brown : the two 

 middle tail feathers are black, tipped with white; the others 

 brown : legs grey. 



This frequents the marines of Germany, It is called Matknelt- 

 zel, and Matkern. 



zo. 

 YELLOW- 

 LEGGED G. 



Description. 



Place. 



La Poule-Sultane rouffe, Brif. Orn. v. p. 534. 6. 

 La Smirring, Buf.Oif. viii. p. 180. 

 Gallinula ochropus major, Raii Syn. p. 1 15. 6. 

 The Water- Hen, called Ochropus, Will. Orn. p. 316. 



C I Z E of the common Gallinule. Bill yellow, with the end 

 black : edges of the eyelids faffron-colour : forehead bare, 

 and of a pale yellow : the reft of the head, and upper parts of 

 the bird, rufous, fpotted with black : fides of the head and under 

 parts white : lefier wing coverts fpotted with dufky, and a little 

 brown ; the edges reddifh near the tips j the outer greater ones 

 the fame; but thofe near the body white: quills black: tail 

 rufous, fpotted with black : legs of a pale yellow*. 

 Inhabits Germany, where it is called Schmirring. 



• There is a figure in Gefntr, fee Ic, 103.— Av, 507. but it feems to want 

 the back toe. 



La. 



