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row, of a blood red, blackish on the upper 

 edge. Its upper mandible longest, tipped 

 with a hooked point which rendered it ob- 

 tuse, and furnished with thirty large teeth 

 pointing inwards. Lower mandible channel- 

 led underneath, and furnished with about 

 forty smallerteeth, likewise pointing inwards. 

 A triple row of very small teeth was observa- 

 ble in the upper mandible within the others. 

 Tongue narrow, bordered with bristles and 

 with a double row of very minute teeth. 

 Nostrils oblong, placed in the substance of 

 the bill. Eyes round, with a crimson iris. 

 A pellucid membrane, proceeding from the 

 inner corner of the eye, covers the ball 

 while the bird is diving under water; which 

 is remarkable. It has besides a whitish 

 membrane of greater thickness {inemhrana 

 nictitana)^ which closes the eye as in other 

 birds. The head is of a grey colour, with 

 a very long pendulous blackish crest com- 

 posed of a few light downy feathers. Neck 

 like that of a Woodcock. Breast and 

 belly white. Middle of the back black, 

 with white lateral spots, further on grey 



