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GENUS XI. RHYNCHASPIS. 



Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus parvis, et non lobatis. Tibia parte quart it 

 denudatae. Rostrum longum, ad apicem multum latissimum. Lamella elongate. Nares ovales, 

 prope culmine et baso locatee. Lingua obtusa, ad apicem appendieulata, lateralitei una ordine 

 setarum brevium, et supra bas setas postice novem spinis instructa ; et duplici ordine centrali 

 spinarum brevium ornata. 



Anat. Char. Trachea tubute inferiore parte maxima. Larynx inferior bulbo parvo osseo 

 latere 



Ext. Char. Feet with the hind toe small, and not lobated. Thighs with a fourth part 

 naked. Bill long, much the broadest at the tip. Nostrils oval, placed near the culmen and base. 

 Tongue obtuse, with an appendage at the tip, furnished with one row of short bristles on the sides. 

 and above these bristles behind with nine spines ; in the middle, above, with a double rank of stout 

 spines. 



Anat. Char. Trachea with tube largest inferiorly. Inferior Larynx with a small bulb 

 extending on one side and behind. 



Anas. Linn. Swainson. 



Ehvnchaspis. Leach MSS. Steph. 



Spathulea. Flem. 



Type. Rhynchaspis clypeata. 



