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Grallatores

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Gral´la`to´res
n. pl.1.(Zool.) See Grallæ.
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What seems plainer than that the long toes of grallatores are formed for walking over swamps and floating plants, yet the water-hen is nearly as aquatic as the coot; and the landrail nearly as terrestrial as the quail or partridge.
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