XX vi. SYNOPSIS. 



Gen. 66. PLATALEA. Bill very long, robust, much 

 depressed, dilated and rounded at the extremity in the form 

 of a spoon; upper mandible channelled, transversely fur- 

 rowed at the base: nostrils dorsal, near together, oblong, 

 open, bordered by a membrane; face and head more or less 

 naked : tarsi long and strong ; three toes in front, united as 

 far as the second joint by a deeply cut membrane; hind toe 

 long, resting on the ground : wings rather large ; second 

 quill longest. 



P. Leucorodia, Linn. - v. 2, p. 61 



Gen. 6j. IBIS. Bill long, slender, arcuate, broad at the 

 base, tip depressed, obtuse and rounded; upper mandible 

 deeply grooved throughout its whole length : nostrils nearly 

 basal, linear, placed in the groove : face and throat more or 

 less naked : tarsi long and slender ; lower part of the tibia 

 naked ; three toes before, one behind ; anterior toes united 

 by a membrane as far as the first joint; hind toe long, rest- 

 ing on the ground: wings moderate; second and third quills 

 longest. 



I. Falcinellus, Temm. - v. 2, p. 65 



. 68. NUMENIUS. Bill long, slender, arcuate, 

 compressed, tip hard, rounded, rather obtuse; upper man- 

 dible projecting over the lower one, and grooved along 

 three-fourths of its length: nostrils basal, linear, placed in 

 the groove : face and lore covered with feathers : tarsi long ; 

 tibia partly naked; three toes before, one behind; anterior 

 toes connected by a membrane as far as the first joint; hind 

 toe articulated high on the tarsus, and touching the ground : 

 wings moderate; first quill longest. 



N. arquata, Lath, v. 2, p. 68 



N. Phaeopus, Lath. - v. 2, p. 70 



Gen. 69. TRINGA. Bill rather long, straight, or slightly 

 bent, soft and flexible throughout, compressed at the base, 

 dilated and obtuse at the extremity; both mandibles fur- 



