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'middle ones excepted : legs grey. Inhabits the Phi- 
lippine Islands. 
STRIATED RAIL. 
(Rallus striatus.) 
Ra, nigricans albo undulatus, guld albidd, collo postice castaneot 
Dusky Rail undulated with white, with the throat whitish, the 
neck chesnut behind, 
Rallus striatus. Linn. Si/st. Nat. 1. 262. Gmel. Si/st. Nat. 
1. 714. 
Rallus Philippensis, y. Lath. Ind. Orn. 2, 756- 
Rallus Philippensis striatus, Briss. Orn. 5. 167.;?/. I4,y, 2, 
Le Tiklin raye. Bu^. Ois. S. 161. 
Philippine Rail, var. C, Lath. Gen. Syn. 5. 232, 
This is considered by Latham as a variety of the 
Philippine Rail, but it appears to be distinct from 
that species : it is in length only eight inches and a 
quarter : its beak is horn-coloured : the crown of the 
head is varied with dusky and chesnut : the hind part 
of the neck is plain chesnut ; its lower part, with the 
back and scapulars, are dusky brown, sprinkled with 
whitish spots : the rump and tail-coverts are the same, 
but paler : the wing-coverts are transversely streaked 
with white: the quills are deep brown, with the outer 
webs barred with rufous-white, and the inner with 
white : the throat is rufous-white : the cheeks, fore 
part of the neck, breast, and upper parts of the belly 
are ash-colour, tinged with olive : the lower parts of 
