. A general history of birds . is common, but differ* in habitsfrom the Cayenne Gallinule ; for it is found deeper in the woods, andfrequently seen on tall, well clothed, trees; is also more numerous;sixteen to one of the Ypacaha, or Cayenne Species. The Guaranis,and Spaniards, call it Chiricote, as the note expresses that worddistinctly ; it is familiar, and when tame, feeds on meat and maize. 25—BLACK-BELLIED GALLINULE. Gallinula ruficollis, Ind. Orn. ii. ruficollis, Gm. Lin. i. Gallinule, Gen. Syn. v. 253. LENGTH seventeen inches. Bill two inches and a half long
. A general history of birds . is common, but differ* in habitsfrom the Cayenne Gallinule ; for it is found deeper in the woods, andfrequently seen on tall, well clothed, trees; is also more numerous;sixteen to one of the Ypacaha, or Cayenne Species. The Guaranis,and Spaniards, call it Chiricote, as the note expresses that worddistinctly ; it is familiar, and when tame, feeds on meat and maize. 25—BLACK-BELLIED GALLINULE. Gallinula ruficollis, Ind. Orn. ii. ruficollis, Gm. Lin. i. Gallinule, Gen. Syn. v. 253. LENGTH seventeen inches. Bill two inches and a half long,yellow, with the base red; crown brown; neck behind cinereousbrown ; back greenish brown ; quills the same, with rufous margins;chin white; fore part of the neck and breast bright rufous; belly,thighs, vent, and rump, black : sides and under wing coverts trans-versely barred rufous and black ; legs red, pretty long. Supposed to inhabit Cayenne, having been brought from thatplace with others ; but no history annexed. ri. ciA. tm-rfrntco ///s . GALLINULE. 417 26.—VARIEGATED GALLINULE. Rallus variegatus, hid. Orn. ii. 7C0. Gm. Lin. i. tachete de Cayenne, Buf. viii. 1G5. PL en/. vane, Voy. dAzara, iv. No. Rail, Gen. Syn. v. 237. LENGTH eleven inches. Bill one inch and a half, yellowish ;back part of head dusky; chin white; the rest of the head, next thebody, irregularly spotted with black and white, and streaked trans-versely on the sides, as in the Common Rail ; wing coverts brown,dashed with white, the rest of the wing brown ; tail dusky, some ofthe middle feathers edged with white ; legs yellow. Inhabits Cayenne, and extends to Buenos Ayres, but is notcommon there : met with also at Guiana. 27— MARTINICO GALLINULE—Pl. clx. Gallinula Martinica, Ind. Orn; ii. 769. Fulica Martinica, Lin. i. 259. Gm. Lin. i. 700. Jaeq. Fog. 12. No. 9. t. 3. Porphyrio minor, Bris. v. 526. t. 42. f. 2. Id. 8vo. ii. 352. Rallus aquaticus minor, Bartr. Trav
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