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89. Vanellus (Lapwing). IVings large, quills broad and 

 rounded, ilie fourth and nfth primaries longest. In otlier respects 

 resembling Squatarola. Page 393. 



90. Steepsilas (Turnstone). Bill short, tMckest at the base 

 and tapering ; nostrils basal, narrow, pervious ; legs moderate ; 

 three front toes connected at the base by a membrane, fourth 

 rudimentary, jointed on the tarsus, touching the ground with its 

 tip. Page 395. 



91. Calideis (Sanderling). Bill as long as the head, slender, 

 straight, soft, and flexible, dilated towards the end ; nostrils basal, 

 narrow, pierced in the long nasal groove which reaches* to the tip ; 

 legs slender ; toes three, scarcely connected by a membrane ; wings 

 moderate ; first primary longest. Page 398. 



92. HiEMATOPUS (Oyster Catcher). Bill longer than the head, 

 stout, straight, forming a wedge ; legs moderate, stout ; toes three, 

 bordered by a narrow membrane ; wings long ; first primary longest. 



Page 400. 



Family II. Getjid^. 



(CEANES.) 



Bill strong, straight, elongated ; legs long ; toes four, the outer 

 and middle slightly connected at the base by a membrane, third toe 

 short, articulated high up on the tarsus. 



93. Geus (Crane). Upper mandible deeply channelled ; nostrils 

 medial ; wings moderate ; third primary longest. Page 403. 



Family III. Aedeid^. 



(heeons.) 



Bill strong, elongated ; legs long ; toes four, three more or less 

 united at the base, the hind one long, resting on the gromid. 



94. Aedea (Heron). Bill a little longer than the head, straight, 

 strong, tapering towards the tip ; nostrils pierced in the nasal 

 groove ; orbits and base naked ; middle claw with the inner margiu 

 pectinated ; wings ample ; second and third primaries longest ; crest 

 long and pendent ; neck slender, elongated. Page 405. 



95. BoTATJETJS (Bittern). Bill scarcely longer than the head, 

 much compressed ; neck thick, clothed in front mth long and loose 

 feathers. In other respects resembling Aedea. Page 412. 



96. Nycticoeax (Kight Heron). Bill scarcely longer than the 

 head, much compressed ; neck rather thick and short ; crest of 

 three very long tipering feathers. In other respects resembling 

 Aedea. Page 416. 



97. CicoNiA (Stork). Bill much longer than the head, stout, 

 tapering to a point ; nostrils near the base, pierced in the horny 

 substance of the bill ; tarsi very long ; claws not pectinated ; wings 

 moderate, third, fourth, and fifth primaries longest. Page 417. 



