BRITISH BIRDS. 



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BILL very long, slender, weak, depressed through- 

 out; the point flexible, and bending considerably 

 upwards; nostrils narrow, pervious, and linear; 

 tongue short: legs very long; feet much palmated, 

 the webs deeply indented from the nails towards 

 their middle; back toe placed high, and very small. 



The Avoset is migratory, and is met with in tem- 

 perate climates, on the shores in various parts of 

 Europe. 



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