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GENUS XIII. CHAULIODES. 



Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus mediocribus, et non lobatis. Rostrum non latins 

 ad apicem quam ad basin. Lamella paululum elongatae. Nares ovales, magnae, vix elongatae. 

 Lingua obtusa, ad apicem appendiculata, lateribus una ordine setarum brevium, supra has setas 

 laterater centrali parte quinque spinis, et in medio supra duplice ordine setarum brevium instructa. 



Anat. Char. Trachea tubula inferiore parte maxima, sed supra larynginem inferiorem 

 contracta. Larynx inferior bulbo mediocii osseo latere et multum antice tendente. 



Ext. Char. Feet with the posterior toes of moderate size, and not lobated. Bill not 

 broader at the tip than at the base. Lamella elongated. Tongue obtuse, with an appendage at the 

 tip, the sides furnished with a rank of short bristles, above these in the middle of the sides with 

 five spines, and in the middle of the upper surface with a double rank of short spines. 



A vat. Char. Trachea with the tube enlarged near the lower extremity, but above the 

 inferior larynx contracted. Inferior Larynx with a middle-sized osseous bulb extending on one 

 ^ide and also much anteriorly. 



Anas. Linn. Gmel. Lath. 



C h au liodes. Swa inson . 



Type. Chauliodus Strepera. 



