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87. Tringa, sandpiper. Beak roundish, as long as the 

 head ; nostrils linear ; feet with four toes : 23 species. 



88. Charadrius, plover. Beak rountUsh, obtuse ; feet 

 with three toes: 12 species. 



89. Reciu'virostra, avoset. Beak slender, recurved, 

 pointed, the tip flexible : 1 species. 



90. Hcematopus, oystercatcher. Beak compressed, the 

 tip wedgeshaped : 1 species. 



91. Fulica, coot Beak convex ; upper mandible arch- 

 ed over the lower, which has a prominent angle : 7 spe- 

 cies. 



92. Parra, jacana. Beak roundish, bluntish ; forehead 

 wattled ; wings spurred : 5 species. 



93. Ralliis, rail. Beak thicker at the base, compressed, 

 acute : 10 species. 



94. Psophia, trumpeter. Beak conical, convex, rather 

 sharp ; the upper mancUble longer : 1 species. 



95. Otis, bustard. Beak with the upper mandible 

 arched : 4> species. 



96. Struthio, ostrich and cassowary. Beak somewhat 

 conical ; wings unfit for flying : 3 species. 



Order V. Gallix^e, Galhnaceous Birds. 



97. Didus, dodo. Beak contracted in the middle, wdth 

 two transverse rugae ; the tip of both mandibles bent in- 

 wards : 1 species, now extinct. 



98. Pavo, pea-fowl. Head covered with feathers; fea- 

 thers of the rump elongated, with eyelike spots : 3 species. 



99. Meleagris, turkey-fowl. Head covered with spongy 

 caruncles; the throat with a longitudinal membranous 

 wattle : 3 species. 



100. CraX:, curassow-bird. Beak with a cere at the 

 base ; head covered with recurved feathers : 5 species. 



101. P/ia*?am(5, pheasarrt. Sides of the head bare : 6 

 species. 



102. Numida, Guinea-fowl. Carunculated Avattles on 

 each side of the face ; head with a horny crest ; 1 species. 



