The purplegallinule of America is Ionornis Martinica, that of the Old World is Porphyrio porphyrio.
Defn: A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies.
Closely related to it is the Florida gallinule (Gallinula galeata).
Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was formerly believed to be able to detect and report adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly domesticated by the ancients.
Defn: A gallinule (Notornis Mantelli) formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct.
The nest of the Hyacinthine Gallinule is made on the sedge-patches which dot the marshes, much like that of the coot.
The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was formerly believed to be able to detect and report adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly domesticated by the ancients.
Only two skins of the White Gallinule are known to be in existence.
This beautiful bird greatly resembles the purple Gallinule in shape and make, but is much superior in size, being as large as a dunghill fowl.
The Gallinule in the Marianas is restricted to fresh water lakes, marshes and swamps on the islands of Guam, Tinian, Saipan and Pagan.
Study of these forms indicates that the Gallinule has colonized the Marianas from Asia probably by way of Japan and the Bonin and Volcano islands.
Owing to the lack of sufficient material, I am unable to determine the exact status of the resident gallinule in the Palau Islands.
Another bird, Gallinula chloropus, a resident at Palau, may or may not be distinct from the gallinule of Malaysia, G.
The Gallinule being a common bird of some size, conspicuous colours, and active habits, is an interesting appendage of our rivers and pieces of artificial water.
Gallinule and cockatoos were in large flocks feeding on the grass seeds, which were now nearly ripe.
The Florida gallinule is in general pretty silent, I think; but he has a noisy season; then he is indeed noisy enough.
Here and there a Florida gallinule put up its head among the leaves, or took flight as we pressed too closely upon it; but I saw them to no advantage, and with a single exception they were dumb.
The Purple Gallinule is known to build as many as five or six sham nests, a trait which is not confined to the Wren family.
On another occasion one was seen swimming in a miserable little duck-pond outside a village, tenanted by tame ducks, and theGallinule absolutely refused to leave the sheltering society of these farmyard birds.
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