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21.— SANDWICH RAIL. 



Rallus Sanduicensis, Ind. Orn. ii. 759. Gm. Lin. i. 717. 

 Sandwich Rail, Gen. Syn. v. 236.- 



SIZE small. Bill dusky ash-colour ; plumage in general pale 

 ferruginous ; the feathers on the upper parts darkest in the middle ; 

 tail short, hid by the upper coverts ; legs dusky flesh-colour. 



Inhabits the Sandwich Isles; has been also found on the Island of 

 Tanna, but with a darker plumage, and the bill and legs yellowish. 



22— OTAHEITE RAIL. 



Rallus Taitiensis, Ind. Orn. ii. 759. Gm. Lin. i. 717. 

 Otaheite Rail, Gen. Syn. v. 236. 



LENGTH six inches. Bill three quarters of an inch, black ; 

 head, neck, and under parts, dark ash-colour, palest on the chin ; 

 wing coverts and upper parts of the body dark red brown ; quills 

 dusky, edged with white; edge of the wing, and the first quill 

 feather white; tail one inch and a half, rounded in shape, and black; 

 legs dusky yellow, claws black. 



Inhabits Otaheite and the Friendly Isles. — Sir Joseph Banks. 



23— DUSKY RAIL. 



Rallus obscurus, Ind. Orn. ii. 759. Gm. Lin. i. 718. 

 Dusky Rail, Gen. Syn. v. 237. 



LENGTH six inches. Bill scarcely one inch, dusky black, 

 edges of the mandibles yellowish ; plumage above wholly deep 

 brown, tinged with ferruginous, and streaked with black ; beneath 

 ferruginous brown ; legs two inches long, red brown. 



Inhabits the Sandwich Islands. 



