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Gallinula Crex. G. grisea pen- Rallus genistarum, le Raslede 2. CRAKg. 
nis medio nigricantibus, alis Genet, ou Roi des Cailles. 
rufo-ferrugineis, corpore sub- Brisson av. v. 159. Tab. 13. 
tus albo-rufescente. Lath. Jig. 2. Hist. @ois. viii. 146. 
Ind. orn. 766. id. Syn. v. Pl. Enl. 750. 
250. Wachtel-konig. Kram. 349. 
Le Rasle rouge ou de Genet. Rallus Crex. Gm. Lin. 711. 
Belon av. 212. Angsnarpa, Korknarr, Sey- 
Ortygometra, Crex. Gesner  dreifwer. Faun. Suec. sp. 
av. 361, 362. 194. 
Aldr. av. iii. 179. Danis & Norv. Vagtel-Konge. 
Rail, or Daker Hen. W7l. Aker-Rixe. Skoy-Snarre, 
orn. 170. Phil. Trans. ii. Norvegis quibusdam Ager- 
853. hoene. Brunnich, 192. 
Rait Syn. av. 58. Rostz. Scopoli, No. 154. 
Corn-crek. Sib. Scot. 16. Br. Zool. 131. Arct. Zool. ii. 
Corn-craker. Martin's West. 200. 
Isles, 71. 
Tuts species has been supposed by some to 
be the same with the Water Rail, and said to dif- 
fer only by a change of color at a certain season 
of the year: an error owing to inattention to 
their characters and nature, both which differ 
entirely. The bill of this species is short, 
strong, and thick, and formed exactly like that 
of the Water Hen, which makes the generical 
distinction. It never frequents watery places, but 
is always found among corn, grass, broom, or 
furze. It quits this kingdom before winter; 
but the Water Rail endures our sharpest seasons. 
