Defer. 



3S8 COMMON WATER HEN. Clafs II. 



■ to twenty eggs, of a dull white color, marked with a 

 few yellow fpocs ; notwithfianding this, they are not 

 very numerous in this kingdom. Their note is 

 lingular, refembling the word Crex often repeated. 

 They are in greateft plenty in Anglefea, where they 

 appear about the twentieth of May, fuppofed to pafs 

 over from Ireland, where they abound. On their ar- 

 rival they are very lean, weighing only fix ounces 5 

 but before they leave this ifland, grow fo fat as to 

 weigh above eight. The feathers on the crown of 

 the head, hind part of the neck, and the back, are 

 black, edged with bay color : the coverts of the 

 wings the fame color ; but not fpotted : the tail is 

 fhorr, and of a deep bay : the belly white : the legs 

 afh- colored. 



III. The COMMON WATER HEN. 



La Poulette d'eau. Be/on a<v. Gallinula,laPoule d'eau. BriJJon 

 211. at', vi. 3. tab. i. 



Ein wafferhen. Ge/r.er a<v. 501. Gallinella aquatica, Porzanone. 



Chloropusmajornoilra.^/^r. a<v. Zinan. 109. 



iii. 177. Wafferhennl. Kram. 358. 



Common Water-hen, or Moor- Fulica chloropus. Un.fyjl. 258. 



hen. Wil.orn. 312. Brunnicb 19 1. 



Ratify n. a<v. 112. Br.Zool. 13!. 



pefc. / TT V HE male of this fpecies weighs about fifteen 

 -?- ounces. Its length to the end of the tail four- 

 teen inches : the breadth twenty-two. The colors of 

 the plumage in the female, are much lefs brilliant 

 than that of the male : in fize it is alfo inferior. Mr. 

 Wilhughby in his defcription takes no notice of the 



beautiful 



