CEREOPSIS. CEREOPSIS, 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum brevissimum, vali- 

 dum, basi fere allies quam 

 longitudine, cera ad me- 

 dium tectum, apice arcuato, 

 truncate ; mandibula infe- 

 riore apice dilatata. 



Wares magnse, apertae, in 



medio rostri sitee. 

 ^IZflccalcarobtusum, armatae. 



Pedes longiores, robusti, te- 

 trad actyli ; digiti antici 

 pahnati, membrana valde 

 emarginata ; ungues va- 

 lidi, forti. 



Beak very short, strong, 

 nearly as high at the base 

 as its length, covered with 

 a cere to the middle, the 

 tip arched and truncated ; 

 the inferior mandible di- 

 lated at its tip. 



Nostrils large, open, placed 

 in the middle of the beak. 



Wings armed with an obtuse 

 spur. 



Legs long, robust, four-toed ; 

 the anterior toes palmated, 

 the membrane very deeply 

 notched ; the daws stout 

 and strong. 



CEREOPSIS. Lath. ? Vieil., Illig., Temm. 



.I O the above characters may be added, that the 

 wing-coverts are nearly as long as the quills, and the 

 first quill-feather is rather snorter than the follow- 

 ing. It may be observed that a note expressive of 

 doubt is attached to the reference to Latham, c., 

 though not to that of Temminck ; which may appear 

 somewhat extraordinary, as the former author was 



