Marshall, 1945 Palau Rallus philippensis each step. In running away, it is hunched down & kept still. I never saw one fly. I think there are some on the Koron ridge (thought I heard them) in natural jungle habitat - but if so, not as common as in cut-over areas. The cry can best be described as speedingly "sharp". 27 Nov. Koror - just as it was getting dark I saw a little black rail at the side of an old road then dense cane & grass. It scuttled off when I finally realized it was a bird. Could have been a young rail, or another species. Gallinula chloropus Pelelin 24 Nov #3292 Pickup on road at Purple Beach Chapel (dry area but within 50 yds of mangrove lagoon) is my only record. (Porphyrio porphyrio) @ Seabook) (Pelelin Noted by Dr. Jenkins - a good observer. I didn't get around to investigating the brackish marshes on the W side of Pelelin - which I should have done. Very different from the mangrove lagoons)