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128. Scolopacince. Rostrum longissimum, rectum^ apice ruguloso-scabro, 

 in maxilla longiore siibtus crassiculo : digitus medius tarso valde 

 longior : poUex satis excultus. 



52. Rallid^. Rostrum breve, vel mediocre, crassiculum, compressum : pedes 



magni, crassi ; digitis fissis longissimis ; poUex longulus articulo 

 primo insistens : alee breves, rotundatse : cauda brevissima, a tee- 

 tricibus abscondita. Corpus compi'essissimum : habitus gallinarum. 



129. Parrince. Rostrum rectum : pedes longissimi, digitis gracilibus et 

 unguibus prselongis : alee ssepius spinosse. 



130. Rallince. Rostrum subcurvatum : pedes mediocres, digitis crassi- 



culis, unguibus congruis : alae inermes. 



53. Phalaropodid.^. Rostrum mediocre, rectum, graeile, flexile : pedes bre- 



ves ; tarsi compressi ; digiti lobati. 



131. Phalaropodince. Maxilla utrinque sulcata, apice deflexo, acuto. 



54. Recurvirostrid^. Rostrum rectum, aut etiam recurvum, tenuissimum, 



flexile : pedes longissimi, debiles ; tarsi compressiculi ; digiti semi- 

 palmati. 



132. Recurvirostrince. Rostrum teres, acuminatum. 



55. Ph(enicopterid^. Rostrum breve, crassum, medio infractum, marginibus 



lamelloso-denticulatis : pedes longissimi, palmati. 



1 33. Phcenicopterince. Maxilla intus solida, carinata, depressissima, valde 

 exilior quam mandibula. 



Ordo8. ANSERES. 



56. Anatid^. Pollex parvus, liber : rostrum cute moUi tectum, ungulatum 



ad apicem, depressum, marginibus lamelloso-denticulatis: lingua 

 crassa, carnosa, lateribus dentatis. 



134. Cygnince. Rostrum basi tumidum, corneura, ad oculos usque im- 

 plume, denticulis lamellosis compressis : coUum longissimum : pe- 

 des breves, lati ; pollex simplex. 



135. Anserince. Rostrum breviculum, ad basim profundum, corneum, 

 plumosum, denticulis abbreviatis, conicis, acutis : nares ad medium 

 rostri : pedes longiculi, fere oequilibres ; pollex simplex. 



136. Anatince. Rostrum longiculum, latum, denticulis lamellosis elon- 



