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moorhen

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moorhen: see rail rail, common name for some members of the large family Rallidae, marsh and tropical forest birds that include the gallinule and the coot, two specialized rails. Rails are cosmopolitan in distribution, except in polar regions.
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moorhen

 or common gallinule

Bird of the migratory gallinule species (Gallinula chloropus, family Rallidae) of Europe, Africa, and eastern North America. Moorhens are blackish and have a scarlet frontal shield (fleshy plate on the forehead). In North America, the moorhen is sometimes called the Florida gallinule.

moorhen
1. a bird, Gallinula chloropus, inhabiting ponds, lakes, etc., having a black plumage, red bill, and a red shield above the bill: family Rallidae (rails)
2. the female of the red grouse


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WITH reference to the bravest little moorhen at Quinton Pool, Cheylesmore, Coventry.
Please stop this cruelty to Pool birds by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
Much smaller than, but similar in build to, a moorhen, these streaky rails are now rare breeding species in Britain.
BIRD NOTES by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Star performer Sweetheart, who is game, versatile and still improving Animal rescue Three moorhen chicks, hatched only the day before, had to be rescued from the pond next to the parade ring after the ladies' day crowd scared off their mum Which sprinter ran well from a poor draw in the 5f handicap?
Huggins in love with Sweetheart; FOLKESTONE by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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