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SCOLOPACEOUS COURLAN. 
JIB JIM US SCOLOPJLCEUS. 
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Plate XXVI. Fig. 2. 
Jlrdea scolopacca, Gmel. Syst. Nat. I, p. 647, sp. 87. Lath. Ind. Orn. IT, p. 701, 
sp. 89, a very bad description. 
Aramus scolopaceus, Visile. Nouv. Bid. VIII, p. 300. Id. Gal. Ois. II, p. 134, pi. 
252. Nob. Jinn. Lyc. New York , II, p. 155. Id. Speech, comp. sp. Philad. Id. 
Cat. and Syn. birds U. S. sp. 237. 
Jlramus Carau, Vieill. Nouv. Did. VIII, p. 301. 
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Rallus Guarauna, III. (mentio duntaxat.) 
Rallus gigas , Licht. Berlin. Vog. Verz. p. 79, sp. 815. 
Rallus ardeoides, Spix, Av. Brasil. II, pi. 91. 
Rallus giganteus, Nob. Add. Om. U. S. in Journal Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad. V, p. 31. 
Nothorodius Guarauna, Wagler, Syst. Avium , I, sp. 1. Goldfuss, Nat. Atlas, 
Aves, pi. 239. 
Courliri Courlan, Vieill. loc. cit. 
Guarauna , Marcgr. Brasil, p. 204. 
Courlan ou Courliri, Buff. Ois. VII, p. 442. Id. ed. 1783, VIII, p. 266. Id. pi. 
enl. 848. 
Carau, d’AzARA, Voy. IV, p. 223, sp. 366, an excellent description. 
Scolopaceous Heron, Lath. Syn. V, p. 102, sp. 79. Id. Gen. Hist. VIII, p. 135. sp. 116. 
My collection. 
Here is a bird, which, if any, might be considered as partaking 
of a double nature, some authors having regarded it as a Heron 
allied to the Rails, and others as a Rail somewhat analogous to 
the Herons. But notwithstanding these more striking affinities, 
and many besides that shall be carefully pointed out, for it is not 
contented with these, it fully deserves to constitute a genus by 
itself. After due consideration, therefore, we have withdrawn it 
