Prep. T. BE Civ. 
Scheff. El. t. 60. 
Muller, No. 219- 
Scop. Ann. I. No. 155. 
Klein. av. p. 103: 2. 
Gallinula aquatica, Mars. Dan. v. p. 68. t. 32. 
Gallina ferica Gefneri, Raz. Syn. p. 114. A. 4. 
Ralla aquatica. Aldr. av. 3. 179. 
Gallina Cinerea. Gefner. av. 515. 
Water Rail, Bilcock. | 
Brook-Ouzel. Br. Zool. 2. No. 214. te 75. 
Albin. As t. 79. 
Will. Orn. p. 314. 
Lé Rale d’eau, Buff. 8. p. 154. #. 13. 
pl. enl. 749. 
Brif. av. 151. tab. 12. fig. % 
Waffer henni. Kram. 348. 
Jord-Koene. Brunnich, 193. 
This is the only fpecies of its genus we have in Britain. Briffon 
and Linnzus place it with the Land Rail or Crake, and Ray with 
the Water Hens. Pennant obferving the difference between the ef- 
fential characters of the two latter tribes, and that of the Water 
Rail, conftitutes a new genus of our fpecies. “The Water Rail is 
diftinguifhed by its flender, compreffed and incurvated bill. The 
Crake (Gallinule) by the bafe of the upper mandible reaching far 
upon the forehead, and being membranaceous: the bill is alfo thick 
at the bafe, and floping to the point. 
The 
