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GENUS VII. SAKKIDIORNIS. 



Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus mediocribus, in t arsis alte locatis. Tarsi medi- 

 ocres. Bostrum in maribus caruncula magna compressa culmine. Nares rotundatae magna;. 

 Alee una calcaria armata?, et remigibus apices versus incurvatis. Cauda ad apicem truncata. 



Anat. Char. Ignoti. 



Ext. Char. Feet with the posterior toes moderate, placed high on the tarsi. Tarsi 

 moderate. Bill in the males with a large compressed caruncle on the top. Wings each armed 

 with a spur, and with the (mills incurved towards the points. Tail squared at the end. 



Anat. Char. Unknown. 



Carina. Steph. 



Anser. Linn. 



Sarkidiornis nobis. 



Plectropterus. Steph. 



Type. Sarkidiornis melanatus. 



