_Poules d'eau_ Sieur D.B., Voyages 1674.
_Fulica newtoni_ Milne-Edwards, Ann. Sci. Nat. (5) VIII pp. 194-220,
pls. 10-13 (1867).
The translation of the Sieur D.B.'s (Abbé Dubois) description is as
follows:--"Waterhens which are as large as fowls. They are always black,
and have a large white crest on the head." For the anatomical description I
must refer my readers to Professor Milne-Edwards.
Habitat: Bourbon.
Milne-Edwards gives so many details in which _Fulica newtoni_ agrees with
_Palaeolimnas chathamensis_ that I feel convinced that the former is not a
true _Fulica_, and, until we know its skull and can decide for certain, I
think it is best to include it in the genus _Palaeolimnas_. 16 tibiae, 30
metatarsi, 8 humeri, 2 sternums, 4 fragments and an entire pelvis and
sacrum, and 3 cervical vertebrae in the Tring Museum.