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tici ineinbrana connexi ad basini : alee breves, rotundatse : cauda 

 brevissima. 



109. Perdicince. Naresnudce: tarsi implumes : cauda perbrevis. 



110. Tetraonince. Nares plumulosae : supercilia glabra: tarsi plumosi : 

 Cauda longicula. 



44. Crypturid^. Rostrum tenue: digiti fissi : alse breves, rotundatae : cauda 



aut perbrevis aut nulla. 



111. Ortigydince. Rostrum compressum : digiti tres, pollice nullo. 



112. Crypturince. Rostrum depressum : digiti quatuor, pollice parvo, 



Ordo6. STRUTHIONES. 



45. SrRUTHioNiDiE. Digiti fissi duo tantum vel tres : tarsi scutulati : alse bre- 



ves, abortivse, remigibus nuUis. 



113. Struthionince. Rostrum breve, crassum, gallinaceum : pedes ecalca- 



rati. 



114. Apterygince. Rostrum elongatum, gracile, grallaceum : pedes cal- 



carati. 



Ordo 7. GRALL^. 



46. Charadrid^. Rostrum mediocre, validiculum : poUex nullus aut brevis- 



simus. 



115. Otidince. Rostrum breve, subfornicatum : pedes validi, reticulati, 

 digitis tribus, anticis, brevibus, raembranula connexis : ungues for- 

 nicati nee solidi: alse breves, amplse, remige tertia omnium lon- 

 gissima. 



116. Charadrince. Rostrum breve, molle juxta basim, apice incrassato ; 

 sulcus nasalis profundus, ad medium rostrum extensus : pedes in- 

 valid! ; digiti tres antici cylindracei ; posticus fere semper nullus : 

 alse longse, acutse, remigum prima omnium longissima. 



117. Hcematopodince. Rostrum rectum, robustum, valde compressum, 



acutum : pedes breviculi ; digiti omnes membrana connexi ; inte- 

 rior omnium brevissimus : alselongee: cauda brevis. 



47. Chionidid^. Rostrum breve, validum, compressum, integrum : pollex 



brevissimus, introversus. 



118. Chionidinee. Rostrum tectum ad basim vagina cornea, antice libera; 



