British zoology . CRAKE aALliI^UIiE. 2P? 21/)•;. Glass II. R A I L. 4*5 the irides red : the head, hind part of the neck,the back, and coverts of the wings and tail areblack, edged with an olive brown; the bafe of thewing is white; the quil-feathers and fecondariesdufky : the throat, bread, and upper part of thebelly are afh-colored : the fides under the wings asfar as the rump finely varied with black and whitebars. The tail is very friort, confifts of twelveblack feathers; the ends of the two middle tipt withruft-color; the feathers immediately beneath the tailwhite. The legs are placed far
British zoology . CRAKE aALliI^UIiE. 2P? 21/)•;. Glass II. R A I L. 4*5 the irides red : the head, hind part of the neck,the back, and coverts of the wings and tail areblack, edged with an olive brown; the bafe of thewing is white; the quil-feathers and fecondariesdufky : the throat, bread, and upper part of thebelly are afh-colored : the fides under the wings asfar as the rump finely varied with black and whitebars. The tail is very friort, confifts of twelveblack feathers; the ends of the two middle tipt withruft-color; the feathers immediately beneath the tailwhite. The legs are placed far behind, and* areof a du/ky flefh color. The toes very long, anddivided to their very origin; though the feet are notwebbed, it takes the water; will fwim on it withmuch eafe ; but oftener is obferved to run alongthe fur face. This bird is properly fui generis, agreeing with noother, fo forms a feparate tribe. M. Brijfon andLinnaeus place it with the land Rail, and with the water hens, which have their peculiarcharacters, fo very diftinct
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