Coot
a wading bird belonging to the family Rallidæ, and the sub-family Gallinulinæ (water hens). The head and neck are deep black, the upper parts slaty black, those beneath bluish ash, the bill and frontal plate white, the former with a slightly roseate hue, iris crimson, feet ash-colored with greenish tinge below the knee, above it yellow or greenish red. It is found in Great Britain, Holland, France, Germany, Switzerland, and throughout Europe. It deposits from seven to ten eggs of a brownish white color, spotted with dark brown.