ZAPORNIA. CRAKER. 
Getieric Character. 
Rostrum gracile, capite bre- 
vior, attenuatum, com- 
pressum, acutum ; mandi- 
bula superiore graduatim 
incurvata. 
Nares lineares, laterales, ad 
basin rostri sitae. 
CoUum elongatum, gracile. 
Pedes longi, graciles, fissi, 
digitis tribus anticis : pol- 
lex basi a terra elevata: 
tibiae seminudae. 
Beak slender, shorter than 
the head, acuminated, com- 
pressed, acute : the upper 
mandible gradually in- 
curved. 
Nostrils linear, lateral, placed 
at the base of the beak. 
Neck elongated and slender. 
Legs long, slender, cleft, 
with three toes in front : 
the hinder toe elevated 
from the ground at its 
base: the tibicehaU naked. 
RALLUS. Gmel., Lath. 
GALLINULA. Beck., Temm. 
ZAPORNIA. Leach. 
Of this genus, whicli was separated by Dr. Leach 
from the Crakes, there is but one species known, 
which is a native of the southern parts of Europe, 
and has once occurred in England. It may be distin- 
guished from the Crakes by the prevailing slimness 
of its form : the beak is slenderer than that of the 
Crakes, and it does not possess that depression on 
