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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The great red-breasted rail of the United States, Rallus elegans. Also called fresh-water marsh-hen, fresh-water hen, fresh-marsh hen, and marsh-hen.
- noun The common gallinule, Gallinula galeata.
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