Water cock : A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora.

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Taxonomy
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Defination from the web:
Water Cock) Jump to: navigation, search. Watercock. Conservation status. Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) ... These birds probe with their bill in mud or shallow water, also picking up food by sight. They mainly eat insects ...