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Definition of Gallinules

Gallinule
Gallinule Gal"li*nule, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zo["o]l.) 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). 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.

Meaning of Gallinules from wikipedia

- differentiates them from similar species such as common gallinules. Immature purple gallinules are a brown-bronze color, with purple feathers on chest...
- a blue frontal shield, which is green in the female. Immature Allen's gallinules are sandy brown with a buff undertail. The downy chicks are black, as...
- Purple gallinule is an alternative name for two species of birds in the rail family. It can refer to: Purple swamphen, a group of closely related species...
- species, but is probably the direct ancestor of some of today's common gallinules. The presence in the same deposits of fossils typical of the shorter-winged...
- Hawaiian religion. It is likely that the Hawaiian gallinule is descended from stray migrant common gallinules from North America. It was formerly treated as...
- includes some smaller species of gallinules which are sometimes separated as genus Porphyrula or united with the gallinules proper (or "moorhens") in Gallinula...
- Taylor, Barry; van Perlo, Ber (2010). Rails: A Guide to Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World. A&C Black. p. 26. ISBN 9781408135372. Hume, Julian...
- The New Caledonian gallinule (Porphyrio ****wiedei) was a species of bird in the family Rallidae. It was endemic to New Caledonia and probably became extinct...
- The azure gallinule (Porphyrio flavirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Rallinae of family Rallidae, the rails, gallinules, and coots. It is found...
- They are close relatives of coots. They are often referred to as (black) gallinules. Recently, one of the species of Gallinula was found to have enough differences...