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Section C. Feet wholly palmated. 



PELICANUS, (pelican, cormorant, shag, booby,) 

 ibill straight, hooked at the point and furnished 

 with a nail ; nostrils an obliterated slit ; face na~ 

 kedish ; legs equally balancing the body ; all the 

 four toes palmate. 



PLOTUS, (darter,) bill straight, pointed, toothed ; 

 nostrils with a slit near the base ; face and chin 

 naked ; legs short ; all the toes connected. 



PHAETON, (tropic bird,) bill sharp-edged, 

 straight, pointed, the gape of the mouth reaching 

 beyond ; nostrils oblong ; hind toe turned for- 

 ward. 



ANAS, (goose, duck, swan, teal,) bill convex, 

 obtuse, the edges divided into lamellate teeth, 

 tongue fringed, obtuse ; three fore-toes connected, 

 hind one solitary. 



MERGUS, (merganser, goosander, nun,) bill 

 toothed, slender, cylindrical, hooked at the point ; 

 nostrils small, oval, in the middle of the bill : feet 

 four-toed, outer toe longest. 



