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PORZANA TABUENSIS. (SMALL BLACK RAIL, REDEYE, SALMON LEGS.)
NATIVE NAMES. MARE IS. WAH-DEAR.
SEE CAYLEY, P.220, NO.5.
"Occurs on Mare Is. but is rare. None seen by me, but O.R. had one
as pet for few days only a week or two previous to my arrival, he
had never seen it before in his 22 years on More, but natives
know it well, Is said to be commonest around Nasalane +
De Boni Dispensorium area but none seen by me in camps in
this area. Attempts with dogs brought only Hypotemia to light.
numbers of these being caught from very young to adult. (L.M.)"