C* O O T. 



bouring parts, where they call it Judelle. The people eat them 

 on maigre days, and the flefh is much efteemed *. 



CRESTED 



COOT. 

 Pl. XC. 

 Description. 



Place. 



La grande Foulque a Crete, Buf. Oif. viii. p. 222. 

 Foulque de Madagafcar, Pl.Enl. 797. 



HP HIS is ftill larger than the greater fpecies, being eighteen 

 inches in length. Bill red at the bafe, and whitifh the reft 

 of its length: the whole crown bare, of a deep red, and riflng 

 into a bifid detached membrane like a creft, as in fome of the 

 Jacana fpecies : the whole plumage blue black : legs dufky, and 

 fhaped like thofe of the common fpecies. 



Inhabits Madagafcar, and I make no doubt China alfo ; as one 

 feen by me in fome Chinefe drawings anfwered to the above de- 

 fcription. The garter above the knee was of three colours, red, 

 green, and yellow j and the name of the bird T'zing Kye. 



4. 



MEXICAN C. 



Description. 



Place. 



La Foulque du Mexique, Brif. Or/t. vi. p. 31. 3. 

 Yohoalcoachillin, Rati Syn. p. 117. 3. 



CIZE of the greater Coot. Bill redt, with a yellow tip: fore- 

 head bare and red : head, neck, breaft, belly, thighs, under 

 wing and tail coverts, purple : back, rump, and wing coverts, 

 pale green, varied with blue and fulvous : quills pale green. 

 Inhabits Mexico. 



* 'SaUrne Orn. p. 357. 



t Ray fays it is white. 



Ltv. 



