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[ AXATIX.L. 



GENUS VIII. AIA. 



Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus non lobatis, means lougissimis. Tibia plumatae. 

 Rostrum brevius capite, baso ad apicem angustatum. Lamella abbreviatae. Nares subovales, parvae. 

 ('mala mediocris. 



Anat. Char. Trachea tubula equali. Larynx inferior bulbosa, ossea, similis pre- 

 cedent!. 



Ext. Char. Feet Avith tbe posterior toes not lobated, the middle ones longest. Thighs 

 feathered. Bill shorter than the head, narrowed from the base to the point. Lamella abbreviated 

 Nostrils suboval, small. Tail moderate. 



Axat. Char. Trachea with the tube equal. The inferior larynx bulbous, osseous like 

 the preceding genus. 



Anas. Linn. 



Aia. Bote. 



QtJERQUEDULA. Briss. Steji/i 



DENDRONE88A. Swain. 



Type. Aia sponsa. 



lU habit of sitting and making its nest in trees is curious. 



