GALLINULE. 417 



26. —VARIEGATED GALLINULE. 



Rallus variegatus, Jnd. Orn. ii. 760. Gm. Lin. i. 718. 

 Rale tachete tie Cayenne, Buf. viii. 165. PL enl. 775. 

 L'Ypeealia varie, Voy. d'Azara, iv. No. 370. 

 Variegated Rail, Gen. Syn. v. 237. 



LENGTH eleven inches. Bill one inch and a half, yellowish ; 

 back part of head dusky; chin white; the rest of the head, next the 

 body, irregularly spotted with black and white, and streaked trans- 

 versely on the sides, as in the Common Rail ; wing coverts brown, 

 dashed with white, the rest of the wing brown ; tail dusky, some of 

 the middle feathers edged with white ; legs yellow. 



Inhabits Cayenne, and extends to Buenos Ayres, but is not 

 common there : met with also at Guiana. 



27— MARTINICO GALLINULE.— Pl, clx. 



Gallinula Martinica, Ind. Orns ii. 769. 



Fulica Martinica, Lin. i. 259. Gm. Lin. i. 700. Jacq. Fog. 12. No. 9. t. 3. 



Porphyrio minor, Bris. v. 526. t. 42. f. 2. Id. 8vo. ii. 352. 



Rallus aquaticus minor, Bartr. Trav. 294? 



La petite Poule-Sultane, Buf. viii. 206. 



L'Yahana vert et bleu de Ciel, Voy. d'Azara, iv. No. 380. 



Martinico Gallinule, Gen. Syn v. 255. pl. SS. Id. Sup. 258. 



LENGTH about twelve inches. Bill yellow, with a red base ; 

 forehead bald, and blue ; irides red ; general colour of the plumage 

 Hne glossy green; but the head, neck, and under parts are purple, 

 changeable blue; lower belly dusky black ; vent white; quills and 

 tail dusky, edged with green; at the bend of the wing a small blunt 

 knob ; legs yellow ; toes very long and slender. 



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