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ORD. I. GEN. X. GALLINULE. 



SPE. III. SPOTTED GALLINULE. 



PI. i 95 - 



Rallus porzana. Lin. Syft. I. p. 262. 



Le petit Rale d'eau, ou la Marouette. Br'tf. Orn. V. p. 155. 



This fpecies is about the fize of a large thrufh ; almoft nine inches in length, 

 and fifteen in breadth. The bill is greenifh yellow : the eyes reddifh hazel : 

 the head, brown, darned with black : over the eyes, a greyifh ftreak : the hind 

 part of the neck, and fides, brown afhen grey, marked with fmall white fpots : 

 back, and wings, olive brown, marked with black and white fpots : the under 

 part, to the breaft, pale grey, dotted with brown : breaft brown, dotted with 

 white : fides, under the wings, barred brown and white : belly, dirty white : 

 vent, and under tail-coverts, yellowifh white : legs, pale green. 



This bird frequents the fame haunts as the laft, and is faid to have in many 

 refpects the fame manners, but is too rare in this kingdom, to have admitted of 

 any regular feries of obfervations. It is more frequent in North America, 

 coming into Hudfon's Bay in May, and retiring in October. It is faid to lay 

 ten or twelve white eggs, under fome bufh, or tuft of grafs: though in fome 

 parts of Germany we are informed it ufually lays but feven or eight, and thefe 

 of a greyifh white, with irregular dark brown fpots. 



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