1842 Hill in P. H. Gosse (1847) 367 I..found that the Mangrove-hens had been searching for small crabs.
1843 R. Chamberlaine in 83 Rallus Virginianus? The country people call it the mangrove hen.
1956 M. Jeffrey-Smith 116 The mangrove hen is brownish above with a deep cinnamon neck and breast.