Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

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Subject:	Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

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Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)

Captured from a WONDERFUL MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM title,
"Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Nature",
Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, 1995

Common Gallinule - Long toes
ALSO KNOWN as the common moorhen, this shy bird is found on ponds and marshy ground in many different parts of the world. It has large feet that spread its weight on swampy ground, and its narrow body is well-shaped for squeezing through dense reeds.

Dorling Kindersly Multimedia
(reviewed by Univ. of Texsas Library)
http://volvo.gslis.utexas.edu/~reviews/dkmm.html

For more images captured from the CD-ROM title,
http://bioinfo.kordic.re.kr/animal/APAsrch2.cgi?qt=DKMMNature-

Moorhen
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