. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Iig. 117.—Common Water Ken {GaUiiiuia chloropus, Sw.). The Purple Water Hen {Porpbjrio hyacinthus, Temminck), orSultana Fowl (Fig. 118), is peculiarly cLaracteristic of Macro-. rig. 118.—Sultana Fowl (^PoUo sultana, Sw.). dactyles, and might be defined as an exaggeration of the WaterHen. Its bill is thicker and more robust, the frontal plate on RAILS. ;32o the forehead is more extended, the toes are longer, but its habitsare very nearly the same. It is, however
. Reptiles and birds : a popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting . Iig. 117.—Common Water Ken {GaUiiiuia chloropus, Sw.). The Purple Water Hen {Porpbjrio hyacinthus, Temminck), orSultana Fowl (Fig. 118), is peculiarly cLaracteristic of Macro-. rig. 118.—Sultana Fowl (^PoUo sultana, Sw.). dactyles, and might be defined as an exaggeration of the WaterHen. Its bill is thicker and more robust, the frontal plate on RAILS. ;32o the forehead is more extended, the toes are longer, but its habitsare very nearly the same. It is, however, less exclusivel}^ aquatic,and its favourite food is the seeds of the cereals and aquaticplants, and fruits : it occasionall}^ however, feeds on mollusks andsmall fishes. When eating, it stands on one foot, and uses theother as a hand in order to convey the food to its beak. The body of this magnificent bird is of an indigo-blue colour,the beak and feet being rose-colour. The ancients, who wereacquainted with it, and were accustomed to rear it in a domes-ticated state, gave it the name of Porphyrb (purple coloured) onaccount of its colour. If it could be acclimatised, it would be avaluable addition to our ornamental grounds. There are several species of the Sultana Fowl, differing moreor less from o
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