rallier2 (ralier)

[ Ralliformes (ral-i-fôr'mēz), n. pl. [NL., pl. of ralliform is: see ralliform.] A superfamily of paludic ole precocial grallatorial birds, represented by the family Rallidæ in a broad sense, containing the rails and their allies, as distinguished from the Gruiformes, or related birds of the crane type. Rallinæ (ra-li'ne), n. pl. [NL., ralline (ral'in), a. [NL., narrow sense. rallum (ral'um), n.; pl. ralla (-a). [L.,