. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . ; crownof head, hind-neck and upper mantle, sides of face and cheeks,sides of neck, fore-neck, and breast rich chestnut; throat yellowish-brown, becoming chestnut on lower throat; rest of under surfaceslaty-gi-ey, with few bars of buff. Total length, 11 5 in. ; culmen, 13 in. ; wing, 57 in. ; tail,2*5 in. ; tarsus, IS in. ; middle toe, 19 : 2 Genus—CREX.—Plumage striped above ; tail pointed ; retrices narrow. 581. C. CreX, Sharpe, Corn Crake. Winter Plumage.—Eyebiow, face, and breast Plumag
. A key to the birds of Australia : with their geographical distribution . ; crownof head, hind-neck and upper mantle, sides of face and cheeks,sides of neck, fore-neck, and breast rich chestnut; throat yellowish-brown, becoming chestnut on lower throat; rest of under surfaceslaty-gi-ey, with few bars of buff. Total length, 11 5 in. ; culmen, 13 in. ; wing, 57 in. ; tail,2*5 in. ; tarsus, IS in. ; middle toe, 19 : 2 Genus—CREX.—Plumage striped above ; tail pointed ; retrices narrow. 581. C. CreX, Sharpe, Corn Crake. Winter Plumage.—Eyebiow, face, and breast Plumage. —Eyebrow, face, and breast grey.[A single specimen obtained near Sydney in June, 1893.—North.]Total length, 10 in. ; culmen, 085 in. ; tarsus, 1-45 in. Genus—PEDIONOMDS : Greek for inhabiting the plains. 576. torquatus : torquis, collar. Order—FULICAKI^ : fulica. a coot. Family—RALLID^ : French rale, rail. Genus—HYPOT^NIDIA : kupo, under; tmiia. band. 577. philippinensis : Philippines, a group of islands. 578. brachypus : brachus, short; pous, Species 577.—Pectoral Rail (i imt. size). Genus—EULABEORNIS : eidabes, cautious ; ornis, a bird. 579. castaneiventris : castanea, chestnut; venter, belly. Genus—RALLINA. 580. tricolor : tri. triple ; colar, colour. Genus—CREX: erex, a sort of land-rail; onomatopoeia. Cf. korax, raven. Cryis crek, crek. 581. crex: crex, a sort of land-rail; onomatopoeia. Genus—PORZANA : porzana, an old name for the crake (Cent. Diet.) 582. fluminea : flumineus. river-frequentina. 583. palustris : paluster, marsh}^ 584. tabuensis. Genus—POLIOLIMNAS : polios, grey ; limne, pool. 585. cinereus : cinereus. ashy.
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