Purple Gallinule

Purple Gallinule is an alternative name for two species of birds in the rail family. It can refer to:

  • Purple Swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio of the Old World
  • American Purple Gallinule, Porphyrio martinica of the New World

Famous quotes containing the word purple:

    Night is a curious child, wandering
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    In windows and doors, daubing
    The entire neighborhood
    With purple paint.
    Frank Marshall Davis (b. 1905)