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Gallinule
Gallinule
n.
One
of
several
wading
birds
,
having
long
,
webless
toes
,
and
a
frontal
shield
,
belonging
to
the
family
Rallidae
.
They
are
remarkable
for
running
rapidly
over
marshes
and
on
floating
plants
.
The
purple
gallinule
of
America
is
Ionornis
Martinica
,
that
of
the
Old
World
is
Porphyrio
porphyrio
.
The
common
European
gallinule
(
Gallinula
chloropus
) is
also
called
moor
hen
,
water
hen
,
water
rail
,
moor
coot
,
night
bird
,
and
erroneously
dabchick
.
Closely
related
to it is
the
Florida
gallinule
(
Gallinula
galeata
).
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