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Definition of Rallus aquaticus

Rallus aquaticus
Water rail Wa"ter rail` (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus, as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). See Illust. of Rail.
Rallus aquaticus
Rail Rail, n. [F. r[^a]le, fr. r[^a]ler to have a rattling in the throat; of German origin, and akin to E. rattle. See Rattle, v.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family Rallid[ae], especially those of the genus Rallus, and of closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds. Note: The common European water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is called also bilcock, skitty coot, and brook runner. The best known American species are the clapper rail, or salt-marsh hen (Rallus lonqirostris, var. crepitans); the king, or red-breasted, rail (R. elegans) (called also fresh-water marshhen); the lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail (R. Virginianus); and the Carolina, or sora, rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora. Land rail (Zo["o]l.), the corncrake.

Meaning of Rallus aquaticus from wikipedia

- The water rail, western water rail or European water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is a bird of the rail family which breeds in well-vegetated wetlands across...
- designated as the water rail (Rallus aquaticus). The genus name Rallus comes from the pre-binomial Latin name Rallus aquaticus for the water rail used by...
- closely related to the common moorhen. "Water rail" usually refers to Rallus aquaticus, again not closely related. Five subspecies are currently accepted:...
- weak fliers, though capable of long-distance migration. Water rail Rallus aquaticus Porciglione – A Corn crake Crex crex Re di quaglie – A Spotted crake...
- short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers. Water rail (vattenrall), Rallus aquaticus Corn crake (kornknarr), Crex crex Sora (karolinasumphöna), Porzana...
- short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers. Water rail (vannrikse), Rallus aquaticus Corn crake (åkerrikse), Crex crex (near-threatened) Sora (maskerikse)...
- fliers, though many are capable of long-distance migration. Water rail Rallus aquaticus (French: râle d'eau) – A Corn crake Crex crex (French: râle des genêts)...
- Mediterranean Sea. The Ibiza rail was a relative of the extant water rail (Rallus aquaticus) and may be derived from it, but was a bit smaller and stouter, had...
- three loci suggest that the Water Rail is divisible into two species, Rallus aquaticus and R. indicus". Evolutionary Biology. 10 (226): 1–12. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-10-226...
- which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Water rail, Rallus aquaticus Corn crake, Crex crex African crake, Crex egregia (A) Sora, Porzana...