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[ANATIN.'E. 



GENUS XV. CARINA. 



Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus gibbosis, mediis longissimis. Tibia plumatffi. 

 Rostrum equale, et caruneuht subglobosa supra nares posita. Nares o vales, magna?, propc culmine 

 basi locatae, Caput ad oculos denudatum. Lingua obtusa, ad apicem appendiculata lateraliter una 

 ordine setarum et supra has quatuoribus spinis instructis et in medio supra duplici ordine setarum 

 brevium armata. 



Anat. Char. Trachea tubula ecpiali. Larynx inferior una bulba compressa latere partem 

 i partem membrinacea et postice tendente instructo. 



Ext. Char. Feet with the posterior toes gibbous, the middle longest. Thighs feathered. 

 Bill with the sides equal, and with a subglobose tubercule placed above. Nostrils oval, large, 

 placed at the base of the bill near the. oilmen. Head naked to the eyes. Tongue obtuse. 

 with an appendage at the point, the sides armed with one row of bristles, above these with four 

 Spines, and in the middle on the upper side armed with a double row of short bristles. 



Anat. Cm ah. Trachea with the tube equal. The inferior Larynx with one compressed 

 bulb, partly osseous, partly membrinaceous, extending on the side and behind. 



Anas. Linn. 



Carina. Ft em. 



Type. Carina moschata. 



