. Arctic zoology [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 411. COMMOK« COMMON GALLINULE, AND CRAKE. Br, Zitl. ii. N» 2ty.—BrunMi(b, N" 191.—La i"ouled'E»u, DtBiiftM, viil. 171, —Fi. EhI. i-jT.—Latham, iii. Fulica cMoropui, Lin. SyJI. 358>—Liv. Mus.—Bl. Mvi. /^ "With the head and upper part of the neck, body, and coverts of the wings, of a fine deep olive green: primaries and tail dufky: bread and belly cinereous : vent white: legs green. Weight of the male fifteen ounces : length fourteen inches. Inhabits New Tork, and as low as Carolina: does not crofs tht Baltic: rare in Denmark: inhab
. Arctic zoology [microform]. Birds; Oiseaux. 411. COMMOK« COMMON GALLINULE, AND CRAKE. Br, Zitl. ii. N» 2ty.—BrunMi(b, N" 191.—La i"ouled'E»u, DtBiiftM, viil. 171, —Fi. EhI. i-jT.—Latham, iii. Fulica cMoropui, Lin. SyJI. 358>—Liv. Mus.—Bl. Mvi. /^ "With the head and upper part of the neck, body, and coverts of the wings, of a fine deep olive green: primaries and tail dufky: bread and belly cinereous : vent white: legs green. Weight of the male fifteen ounces : length fourteen inches. Inhabits New Tork, and as low as Carolina: does not crofs tht Baltic: rare in Denmark: inhabits Ruffian and the wcfl of Siiiria, but not the A. Cr A RE, Br, N" 216.—Ralloi crex. Angfnarpa; Kornkraka, Faun. ; 194. Le Rale de Terre, Genet, ou Roi des Caillei, Dt Bufftn, viii. 146.—?/. Enl. — Latham, iii. —Lev. Mui.—Bl. Mvs. r^ With the crown, hind part of the neck, and back, black, edged with bay: coverts of wings plain bay: tail of a deep bay: belly dirty white : legs cinereous. When lean weighs fix, when fac eight ounces. ?LAci. Inhabits Europe,, even as far north as Brontheim. Notwfthfland- ing it is fo Ihort-winged a bird, and a bad flier, yet it is found in fum- mer in the Schetland ifles ; not uncommon in the temperate parts of Ruffia and Sibiria, but none in the north, or towards the fhores. Where Quails are common, in thofe countries this bird abounds; and the contrary where Quails are fcarce. The Crakes depart at the fame time with the Cranes. The Tartars obferve how ill adapted the firft are for a long flight j therefore believe that every Crane takes a Crake on its back^ and fo allifls the migration*. • Gmilin, Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798. London : Printed by Henry Hughes
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