SYNOPSIS. XXlii 



Gen. 57. H^EMATOPUS. Bill long, robust, straight, 

 point very much compressed: nostrils lateral, longitudinally 

 slit; nasal groove extending half the length of the bill: legs 

 naked above the heel; tarsi strong; toes three, bordered by 

 a narrow membrane; the middle toe united at its base to 

 the inner one, and to the outer toe as far as the first joint: 

 wings moderate; first quill longest. 



H. ostralegus, Linn. - v. 2, p. 9 



f 5<9._CHARADRIUS. Bill shorter than the head, 

 slender, straight, somewhat enlarged towards the tip, com- 

 pressed: nasal groove extending two-thirds of its length, 

 covered by a large membrane; nostrils basal, slit in the 

 middle of the membrane; tarsi long or of moderate length; 

 toes three ; outer one connected to the middle toe by a 

 second short membrane; inner toe divided: wings moderate; 

 quill longest: tail slightly rounded or square. 



C. pluvialis, Linn. v. 2, p. 12 



C. Morinellus, Linn. - v. 2, p. 14 



C. Hiaticula, Linn. \. 2, p. 16 



C. Cantianus, Lath. 

 C. minor, Meyer. 



Division 2. Feet with four toes. 



Gen. 59 VANELLUS. Bill short, slender, straight, 

 compressed; both mandibles swelled towards the extremity: 

 nasal groove large, covered by a membrane; nostrils linear, 

 slit in the membrane: tarsi slender; three toes before and 

 one behind; middle toe united to the outer one by a short 

 membrane; hind toe elevated, very small, or rudimentary: 

 wings round or pointed; first, or fourth and fifth quills 

 longest. 



* First quill feather longest. 



V. melanogaster, Bechst. v. 2, p. 19 



* * Fourth and fifth quill feathers longest. 



V. cristatus, Meyer. - - - v. 2, p. 21 



