RALLIfl  l 
The  Bpeoies  of  this  genus  are  found  among  the  reeds  and  douse  herbage  that  grow  in  the  .swamps  and  in  inundated 
places  in  the  north-western  parts  of  Australia,  the  Moluccas,  and  Abyssinia.  They  are  extremely  shy,  and  run  with 
remarkable  speed  when  disturbed. 
1.  B.  oaitantovmtrU  Gould,  Proc.  Z.  S.  1844,  p.  59.,  B.  of 
A  ust r.  pi. 
2.  K.  cetiberuti  (Quoy  et  Gum.)  Voy.  de  I'Astrol.,  Z00L  i. 
p.  2/50.  t.  24.  f.  2. 
3.  E.  torquata  (Linn.)  Briss.  Orn,  v.  t,  15.  f.  1.,  Nova  Act. 
f.  18.  t.  19. — Rallus  lineatus  Cuv. 
4.  E.  ?  Cuvieri  (Puch.)  Ooer.  Iconogr.  Cuv.  Ois.  t.  f.  . — 
RallllS  gularis  Cuv. 
5.  E.  ?  abyssinica  (Kupp.)  Syst.  Ucbcrs.  Vog.  t.  4(>. 
Coretiiuuha  Reich.* 
BUI  shorter  than  the  head,  rather  slender  and  straight,  with  the  culmen  rather  elevated  at  the  base 
and  curved  before  the  nasal  groove,  and  the  sides  much  compressed  to  the  tip,  which  is  slightly  emargi- 
nated  ;  the  gonys  short  and  ascending;  the  nostrils  lateral,  and  placed  in  a  membranous  groove  with  the 
opening  linear  and  in  the  middle.  Wings  moderate,  with  the  first  quill  much  shorter  than  the  second, 
which  is  also  much  shorter  than  the  third  and  fourth  ;  these  are  equal  and  longest.  Tail  short  and  rather 
graduated.  Tarsi  as  long  or  shorter  than  the  middle  toe,  rather  slender,  and  the  front  covered  with 
transverse  scales.  Toes  lengthened  and  slender,  with  the  inner  shorter  than  the  outer,  the  hind  toe  long 
and  very  slender,  the  claws  moderate,  weak,  and  acute. 
The  species  that  compose  this  genus  are  found  in  most  parts  of  the  world  :  they  frequent  sedgy  and  marshy  places, 
amidst  the  low  bushes  of  which  they  run  and  hide  with  great  celerity. 
1.  ('.  zeylanica  (GnteL)  Brown's  111.  pi.  37- 
2.  C.fasciata  (Raffl.)  Linn.  Trans,  xiii.  p.  828.  —  Gallinula 
euryzona  Temm.  PI.  col.  417-  ;  Hallus  ruficeps  Cuv. ;  Type  of  Ital- 
lina  Reich.  1845. 
3.  C.  rubiginota  (Tfmm.)  PI.  col.  357. 
4.  C.  superciliaris  (Eyton)  Ann.  Nat.  Hist.  1845.  p.  230. 
5.  ('.  capensis  (Linn.)  Brown's  III.  pi.  38.  ? 
6.  C.  ruficoltit  (Swains.)  Two  Cent,  and  a  Quart,  p.  349- 
7.  C.  melanopliaia  (Vieill.)  N.  Diet  d'Hist.  Nat.  xxviii.  p.  .549-, 
Azara,  No.  375.  —  Crex  lateralis  Licht.  Griff.  An.  Kingd.  iii. 
pi.  p.  .'542. 
8.  C.  albifrons  (Swains.)  Two  Cent,  and  a  Quart,  p.  338. 
9.  C.  leuropyrrha  (Vieill.)  N.  Diet.  d'Hist.  Nat.  xxviii.  p.  550., 
Azara,  No.  375. 
10.  C.  rufescens  (Vieill.)  N.  Diet.  d'Hist.  Nat.  xxviii.  p.  565. 
11.  C.  olivacea  (Vieill.)  N.  Diet.  d'Hist.  Nat.  xxviii.  p.  56l.  — 
Crex  gularis  Jard.  <y  Selby,  III.  Orn.  pi.  39. 
12.  C.fusca  (Linn.)  PL  enl.  773. 
18.  C.  modesta  (Swains.)  Two  Cent,  and  a  Quart,  p.  348. 
14.  C.  akool  (Sykes)  Proc.  Z.  S.  1832.  p.  l6"4. 
15.  C.  cayennensis  (Gmel.)  Steph.  PI.  enl.  368.  —  Rallus  Kiolo 
Viei/l.  ;  R.  castaneus  Cuv.  Reich.  Syn.  Av.  Icon.  Col.  t.  exxi. 
f.  1198,  1199. 
16.  C.aurita  (Gray)  Gray,  Zool.  Misc  p.  13. 
17-  C.  ecaudata  (Swains.)  Two  Cent,  and  a  Quart,  p.  348.  PI. 
enl.  753.  ? 
18.  C.  quadristriyuta  (Horsf.)  Linn.  Trans,  xiii.  p.  196.  —  Galli- 
nula superciliosa  Temm. 
19.  C.  mystacina  Temm. 
20.  C.  tabuensis  (Gmel.)  —  Rallus  minutus  Forst.  Descr.  An. 
p.  178.  Icon.  ined.  130. ;  Gallinula  immaculata  Swains.;  Crexplum- 
bea  Gray. 
21.  C.  sandwichensis  (Gmel.)  Reich.  Syn.  Av.  Icon.  Col.  t.  . 
f.  1184,  1185. 
22.  C.  obscura  (Gmel.). 
23.  C.  tahitiensis  (Gmel.). 
24.  C.  ferruginea  (Gmel.). 
25.  C.  tannensis  (Forst.)  Desc.  An.  p.  275.  Icon.  ined.  131. 
26.  C.  fuscescens  (Vieill.)  N.  Diet.  d'Hist.  Nat.  xxviii.  p.  550. 
27.  C.  griseofrons  G.  R.  Gray. 
28.  C.  pulchra  (Gray)  Griff.  An.  Kingd.  iii.  p.  410.  pi.  p.  542. 
—  Rallus  cinnamomeus  Less. ;  Gallinula  elegans  A.  Smith,  Zool. 
S.  Afr.  Birds,  pi.  22. 
29.  C.  ruficollis  (Gray)  Zool.  Misc.  p.  13.— Rallus  rufus  Vieill.  ? 
Gallinula  Jardini  A.  Smith,  Zool.  S.  Afr.  Birds,  pi.  21. 
30.  C.  dimidiata  (Temm.)  A.  Smith,  Zool.  S.  Afr.  Birds,  pi.  20. 
31.  C.  lineata  (Swains.)  Two  Cent,  and  a  Quart,  p.  338, 
*  Established  by  M.  Reiehenbach  in  184-  ?     Rallina  of  the  same  author  is  synonymous. 
