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GENUS II. BIZIURA. 



Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus lobatis, externis inter mediis aequantibus. Tibia 

 plumosae. Rostrum validum, latum, ad apicem angustatum. Mandibulce ambfe unguiculatae, 

 inferior in maribus palea. magna pendente instructa. Nares rotundata?, in medio rostri, culminem 

 versus positae. Cauda rotundata, rectricibus rigidis et acutis instructa. Ala remigibus, ad apices 

 incurvatis. 



Anat. Char. Ignoti. 



Ext. Char. Feet with the posterior toes lobated, the external ones equal to the middle. 

 Thighs feathered. Bill strong, broad, narrowed towards the apex. Both mandibles furnished with 

 nails, the inferior one in the males with a large hanging wattle. Nostrils rounded, placed in the 

 middle of the bill towards the culmen. Tail rounded, furnished with stiff and acute quills. Wings 

 with the quills at the points incurved. 



Anat. Char. Unknown. 



BiznjRA. Steph. Leach. 



Type. Biziura lobata. 



