TINAMUS. TINAMOU. 
Generic Character: 
Rostrum gracile, rectum, de- 
pressum, latius quam al- 
tum, apice rotundato, ob- 
tuso ; culmine lato, versus 
apicem declivi, 
Nares laterales, mediae, ovatae, 
patulae, apertae. 
Pedes tetradactyli, fissi, pol- 
lice brevissimo, insistente. 
Cauda nulla, aut brevisslma 
plumis uropygii obtecta. 
Aloe breves. 
Tixamus. Latham, Tcmm, 
Cryptukus. Illiger. 
Cryptura. Vieillot. 
Tetrad. Gmel. 
Perdix. Briss. 
I Beak slender, straight, de- 
; pressed,broader than high, 
the tip rounded and obtuse; 
j the ridge broad and bent 
I down towards the tip. 
. Nostrils\aXeva\,mc(Lva\, ovate, 
I expanded, and open, 
i Feet four-toed, cleft, the hind 
toe extremely short. . 
Tail none, or very short, and 
covered by the feathers of 
the rump. 
Win^s short. 
This genus was first established by Latham, who 
describes four species : since his time, however, 
the discoveries of d’Azara and Temminck have 
increased the species to twelve : they are all natives 
v, XI. p. II. 27 
