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RALLID^. 



Tr ? albescens. 



Tr ? supra ruftscens nigro longitudinaliter striata, infra super^ 

 ciliisque rufescent'ihus ; caudd bifurcatd, rectricibus duahus late- 

 ralibus albis. 



Knot ? above reddish longitudinally striped with black, beneath 

 and eyebrows reddish, with the tail doubly forked ; its two 

 outer feathers white. 



Tringa albescens. Temm. PL Col. 4\.f. 2. 



Inhabits New Holland. Length five inches and 

 a half: the plumage during the summer is adorned 

 with large black dashes, edged with rufous, on the 

 upper parts : all the lower parts, and a band over the 

 eyes are light reddish : the two lateral tail-feathers 

 are white : the tail is doubly forked : the beak is 

 short and thick. 



GENUS CCCLIII.— Cuvier. WFIIMBREL. 

 Generic character : vide Steph. v. xii. \. p. 35. 

 Ph? pygmseus. 



Falcinellus pygmaeus : English description. Steph. v. xii. 1. 

 p. 41. pi. 6. — Britain and Europe. 



FAMILY IV.— RALLID^. 



Rostrum subjbrte, plus minusve lateratim compressum, mediocre, 

 aut suhelongatum: corpus compressum.^ alee mediocres: pedes 

 mediocres: digiti quatiior, elongati, Jissi, aut magis minusve 

 bast connexi. 



Beak rather strong, more or less laterally compressed, moderate, 

 or rather elongated : body compressed : ivings moderate : legs 

 moderate : toes four, elongated, cleft, or more or less united at 

 the base. 



The Rallidae are distinguished from the preceding 

 family by their strong beak and the greater length 



