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IV. GRALLiE. Wading Birds. {Gratlatores Illiger.) 



Phoenicopterus. Flamingo. Bill toothed, bent as if broken. 



Platalea. Spoonbill. Bill depressed, widened at the end. 



Palamedia. Screamer. Bill sharp, hooked at the end. ^ 



Mycteria. Jabiru. Bill bending upwards. 



Tantalus. Ibis. Bill bending down ; chin with a pouch. 



Ardea. Heron. Bill straight, sharp, long. 



Recurvirostra. Auoset. Bill subulate, pointed, turned up. 



Scolopax. Curlew. Bill straight, round, blunt. 



Tringa. Sandpiper. Bill blunt ; back toe raised. 



Pulica. Water Hen. Bill at the root and front bare. 



Parra. Jucana. Bill at the base and front warted. 



Psophia. Trumpeter. Bill a. little arched ; nostrils oval. 



Cancroraa. Boat-bill. Bill keeled above; nostrils in a fur- 

 row. 



Kallus. Rail. Bill somewhat keeled ; body compressed. 



Haematopus. OtfSter-catclier. Bill compressed, the tip 

 wedged ; feet three-toed. 



Charadrius. Plover. Feet three-toed ; bill roundish, ob- 

 tuse. 



V. GALLiNiE.^ Gallinaceous Birds. (JRassores Illiger.) 



Otis. Bustard. Bill convex ; tongue notched. 



Struthio. Ostrich. Bill conic ; wings not formed for flight. 



Didus. Dodo. Bill straight in middle, and wrinkled ; face 



naked. 

 Pavo. Peacock. Bill naked ; feathers of the crown turned 



back. 

 Meleagris. Turkey. Face and neck covered with naked 



wattles. 

 Crax. Globe-crest. Bill covered at the base with a cere. 

 Phasianus. Pheasant. Cheeks naked, smooth. 

 Numidia. Guinea Hen. Bill with wattles at the base. 

 Tetrao. Partridge. A naked coloured skin above the eye. 



VI. Passeres. Perching Birds. Bill conic, sharp pointed. 



{Insessores Vig.) 



Xioxia. Grosbeak. Bill thick, conic, oval. 

 Fringilla. Finch. Bill thick, conic, sharp pointed. 

 Emberiza. Bunting. Margins of the bill inflexed; lowei 



mandible thickest. 

 Caprimulgus. Goatsucker. Bill small, depressed, bristled ; 



nostrils tubular. 

 Hirundo. Swallow. Bill depressed, bent in on the point. 

 Pipra. Manakia. Bill subulate, tip bent. 



