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GALLIN.E. 



FAMILY YI 



TlXAMID.E. 



The Tinainous. 



Gen. Charac. — Bill as long as, or shorter than, the head, the culmen more or 

 less straight, flattened, and covered at the base with a membrane, Mhich 

 also envelopes the nasal grooves, the tip generally suddenly hooked and 

 overlapping that of the lower mandible; the nostrils large and more or less 

 basal ; the wings short, concave, and rounded ; the tarsi moderate, and 

 shielded in front ; and the toes usually long, mostly four, but sometimes 

 onlv three. 



Fig. 159.— pentland's tinamotis. 

 {IhHinioiix Fentlamlii.) 



The only sub-family — 



TiNAMiN^, The Tinamous projjer, 



have the characters given above. 



The Tinamous are only found in South America, 

 where they are tolerably common. The word Tina- 

 mou is the native name for these birds, and as they 



