A RAMUS 



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Order GRUIFORMES. 

 Family ARAMID^. 



This family consists of one genus and two species only. Its 

 distribution is South Florida^ Greater Antilles, Central and 

 South America. 



Genus ARAMUS Yieill. 



Arnnu(S Yieillot, Anal. nouv. Ornitli. p. 58, 1816. Tvpe A. scolopaceiis 

 (Gmel.). 



The characters of this genus are based upon the Rail-like hill 

 and the peculiar form of the first primary, but anatomically it is 

 closely allied to the Cranes. 



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Pi^r. -XO. — Tu illustnitc the form of the liill. 



Fi". 41.— To .show tl»e i)eculiar shape of the first primary. 



89. Aramus scolopaceus. 

 Southern Limpkin, 



J minus Rcolopocevs ((Jmel.), Svst. Nat. i. p. G47, 17S9 (Cayenne); 



(^ueleh, Tiniehri (2) ii. p. 'Mu, ISSH (Abary Kiver) ; Sliar])e, Cat. 



Ji Brit. Mns. xxiii. p. 237, 189-1 ; IJrabonrne i<c C'lnibl), B. S. Anicr. 



i. p. 45, no. i:i2, 11)12. 

 yn/ln-roilii's scolopaceus C"ab. in Selionib. Keis. Cuian. lu. j*. 75!), 1S4S. 



" (/araow" {Quelr/,). 



Adult male. I^hiekish abo\<' and Ixdow ; the feaUieis on the 

 liiiid-neck and abdomen liruadlv niaikcd with while. 



