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Affinity, Nearly allied, both in npatoEy aie habit, to the ea | 
ing and following. . 
GENUS IV. -NETTAPUS. 
Exr. Cuar. Rostrum parvum, ad basin elvevatum, valde sets 
quam latum, et ungue magna instructé. Nares rotundate, culmen 
versus posite. Pedes magni. Digiti longi et acutis unguibus armati. 
Tarsi breves. Cauda rotundata. 
Ext. Cuar. Bill small, elevated at the base, much higher than — 
broad, and armed with a large nail. Nostrils rounded, placed towards 
the culmen. Jet large. Toes long, and armed with sharp claws. 
Yarsi short. The tail rounded. 
Anat. Cuar. Unknown. 
Nerrarus. Bor. 
ANSER. Linn., Lath. 
BERNICLA. Steph. 
QUERQUEULA. Gray. 
CuHeEniscus. Brookes’ MSS. 
Type. Nettapus Coromandelianus. 
Affinity. In the structure of the feet this genus bears consider- 
able resemblance to the species of the genus Anser, adapted for 
swimming, though of extremely diminutive size. The bill, on the 
contrary, is that of Bernicla. 
GENUS V. ANSER. 
Ext. Caar. Pedes digitis postericribus non lobatis, unguibus 
magnisarcuatis. Zarsirobustiet magni. Tibia parte tertia denudate. 
fiosirum magnum, validum, ungue magna instructum, lateribus 
plerumque hiantibus. Nares ovales in medio rostri posite. Lingua 
obtusa non ad apicem appendiculata, sed subtus cornea, in latera una 
ordine setarum brevium, et supra has setas multis rigidis spinis 
instructis ad apicem tendentibus. 
Ext. Cuar. ect with the posterior toes not lobated, armed with 
large claws. Tarsi robust andlarge. Tibie for a third part denuded. 
Bill large, strong, furnished with a large nail, the sides gaping. 
Nostrils oval, placed in the middle of the bill. Tongue obtuse, with- 
out an appendage, but below corneous, the sides armed with one rank 
of bristles; above and on the sides is a row of many stiff bristles 
extended to the tip. 
