CAPE RAIL. 
(Rallus Capeusis.) 
KA-Jerrugincus subtus albo Jiigroque fasciatus. 
Ferruginous Rail fasciated beneath with black and white. 
Rallus Capensis. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 716. Lath. Lid. Orn, 2. 
758. 
Cape Rail. Lath. Gen. Si/?2. 5. 23i. 
Beak black : head, neck, back, and upper parts of 
the breast ferruginous : the lower part of the breast, 
the belly, thighs, vent, quills, and tail undulated 
with black and white: the two middle tail-feathers 
are ferruginous : the legs are deep blood-red. In- 
habits the Cape of Good Hope. It is the size of the 
Common Crake. 
