RALLia*. — HKUORNITHID/E. — GRUID*. 
Porphyrjo albus indicus Horsf. 
Porphyno Indicus Horsfield, Trans, Linn. Soc. xiii, 1821, p. 194 : 
Java, 
Porphyria smaragdinus Temm. p PL Col. 42 r, 1826 : Java. 
Porphyria bemmeleni Bttttik,, 1 Notes Leya, Mus. xi, 1889, p. tot : Lake 
Toba, North Sumatra. 
Distr. — Java; Kangean Islands. 
Sumatra; ? Nias Island, West Sumatra, 
Borneo, 
Genus FUL 1 CA Linn, 
Fulica atra Linn. Coot. 
•Fulica atra atra Linn . 1 
FuUca atra Linn., Syst. Nat, 10th ed. 1758, p. 152 : Sweden. 
Fulica lugubris S. Mull., Verb. Nat Gesch. Land en Volk. 1847, p, 454 : 
Java. 
Distr. — Sumatra . 
Java. 
Family HELI0RNITHI1LE. 
Genus HEL 10 PAIS Sharpe. 
Heliopab person a ta (Gray). Masked Finfoot 
Podica personaia Gray, Proc. Z00L Soc. 1848, p, 90 : Malacca, 
Distr .— Malay Peninsula (including island of Koh Pennati in Bandon 
Bight). 
Sumatra. 
Family GRUIDiE. 
Genus GRUS Pallas. 
Gru* antigone (Linn.), Sams Crane. 
[Grus antigone antigone (Linn.). 
Ardea Antigone Linn., Syst. Nat. roth ed, 1758, p. 142 : Further 
India. 
Distr , — Extra-limital. ] 
Grus antigone sharp! i B1 an ford . 
Gmr (Antigone) sharpii Blanford, Bull. B.O.C. v, 1895, p. 7; Burma. 
Distr . — Malay Peninsula (not south of Perak). 
1 We do not believe in the occurrence of two species of Porphyria in 
Sumatra, but have seen no topotypes of bemmeleni which is perhaps a 
recognizable northern race. 
* We have never examined a Malaysian specimen of the coot. 
