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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Rallidae .
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Examples
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Another rail which may be seen sometimes in the Botanical Gardens at Ootacamund is the white-breasted water-hen (_Amaurornis phoenicurus_).
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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These species include Bernier’s teal (Anas bernieri), Madagascar fish eagle (Haliaeetus vociferoides), Humblot’s heron (Ardea humblotii) and the Sakalava rail (Amaurornis olivieri).
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