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Length of life in the gaeden. 

 About three years. 



(331) THE COOT. 



(FULICA ATRA— Linn.) 

 Hindi — Dasami. Bengali — Burra Godhan, about Purneah. 

 Description. — The entire plumage black, deep about the head and 

 neck, greyish on the back, and ashy below ; bill and frontal disk white, 

 the former slightly tinged with pink or rosy during the breeding season ; 

 in young birds the frontal disk is inconspicuous ; irides red ; feet green- 

 ish. 



Hob. — Europe, Asia, and Africa; common in most parts of India. 



Length of life in captivity. 



The same remarks as have been made with regard to the purple 

 coots apply to these also. 



(332) THE WATER COOK. 

 (GALLICKEX CINEREUS— (Gmel.) ) 

 Hindi and Bengali — Kora or Khora. 

 It resembles the purple coot in general appearance ; but the pre- 

 vailing colour of its plumage is dull black instead of bluish ; the male 

 has a long flesh-red crest. 



Hob. — India, Burmah, Ceylon, and Malayana ; common in Lower 

 Bengal. Specimens have been obtained from Dacca and Tipperah. 



Length of life in captivity. 



About seven years. 



(333) THE MOOE HEN. 

 (GALLLNULA CHLOROVXJS— {Linn.) ) 



Hindi — Jat Murghi. Bengali — Dahuk Paira. 

 Hab. — Found throughout India. 



Length of life in captivity. 



No record. 



(334) THE WHITE-BEEASTED WATER HEN. 



(ERYTHEA PHCENICUBA— (P«»».) ) 

 Hindi and Bengali — Dahuk. 

 nab. — India, Burmah, Ceylon, and the Malayan Islands ; it is very 

 common in Lower Bengal, and numbers of them are found in a wild 

 state within the garden. 



