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the  tertials  as  long  as  the  quills.  Tail  very  short.  Tarsi  as  long  as  the  middle  toe,  and  covered 
front  with  narrow  scales ; the  tibia  bare  of  plumes  for  a short  space  above  the  knee.  Toes  long 
slender,  with  the  inner  toe  shorter  than  the  outer ; the  hind  toe  long,  slender,  and  elevated. 
The  species  of  this  genus  arc  found  in  India,  Australia,  and  South  America.  They  are  observed  among 
that  border  the  lakes  and  rivers,  or  in  the  open  swampy  places.  If  disturbed  they  usually  seek  safety  in  the  low 
from  which  they  are  not  easily  driven.  Their  flight  is  slow,  straight,  and  not  far  from  the  ground. 
1.  R.  chinensis  (Bodd.)  PI.  enl.  881.  — Scolopax  sinensis  Lath. ; 
Rallus  bengalensis  Linn,  Albin’s  Birds,  pi.  90.  } ; Rhynchsea  va- 
riegata  Vieill.  Gal.  des  Ois.  t.  240. ; R.  picta  Gray  ; Scolopax  ma- 
deraspatana  Gmel.-,  R.  orientalis  Horsf. ; S.  indica  Gmel.  ? 
2.  R,  capensis  (Linn.)  PI.  enl.  270.,  Desc.  d’Egypt,  Ois.  t.  14. 
t.  4.,  Lath.  Gen.  Syn.  pi.  81.,  PI.  enl.  922.  — S.  niadagascariensis 
Gmel. 
T2  f* 
3.  'R.,  australis  Gouldj  Proc.  Z.  S.  1837*  p- 1^^*?  ^ 
Pt  . 402-> 
4.  R.  semicollaris  (Vieill.)  N.  Diet.  d’Hist.  Nat. 
Azara,  No.  405. — Rhynchsea  Hilarea  Valenc.',  R- ^ rjg. 
King,  Less.  111.  de  Zool.  t.  18.,  Croch.  Iconogr.  Regn.  An. 
f.  2. 
June,  1846. 
