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GENUS III. ERISMATURA. 



Ext. Char. Pedes iligitis posterioribus lobatis, extemis mediis vix sequantibus. Tibiee 

 plumatee. Rostrum validum, aut mediocre, prope apicem latissimum. Mandibula unguiculata?. 

 Nares ovales, parvae, in medio rostri versus culmiuem posits. Cauda rotundata, rectricibus 

 rigidis. Ala remigibus paululum incurvatis. 



Axat. Char. Ignoti. 



Ext. Char. Feet with the posterior toes lobated, the outer one scarcely equal to the inner. 

 Thighs feathered. JJilt moderate, broadest near the tip. Mandibles furnished with nails. 

 Nostrils oval, small, placed in the middle of the bill towards the eulmen. Tail rounded, with 

 the quills still'. Wings with the quills a little incurved. 



Anat. Char. Unknown. 



A NA8. 1. ni a . 



Oxyura. Bonap. 



ErISMATURA. Jioinip. 

 UNDINA. (in ii Id. 



(ivMM u\. Nuttall. 

 Type. Erismatura rubida. 



