458 
(EDICNEMUS. 
Generic ^ 
Rostrum capite longius, rec- 
tum, validum, ad apicem 
compressum ; mandibula 
superlore culmine carinato, 
inferiore ad apicem angu- 
losa. 
Nares ad medium rostri sitae, 
antrorsum patulae. 
Pedes longlores, graclles, tri- 
dactyll, diglti basi mem- 
brana connexi. 
AIcb mediocres. 
CEdicnemus. Cuv» Tettim. Vu 
Fedoa. Rail, Leach. 
Otis. Lath. 
Charadrius. Linn. Gmcl. Lai 
Pluvialis. Rati. Briss. 
THICK-KNEE. 
haracter. 
Beak longer than the head, 
straight, strong, compress- 
ed at the tip; the upper 
mandible with the ridge 
carinated, the lower with 
the tip angulated. 
Nostrils placed in the middle 
of the beak, open in front. 
long, slender, three-toed, 
the toes connected at the 
base with a membrane. 
Wings medial. 
TThE only species of this genus which is found 
in Europe lives in pairs in barren and sandy 
situations, where it deposits its eggs in a cavity 
formed by its feet : its food consists of earth- 
worms, snails, and small reptiles : its voice is strong, 
and is heard at a great distance. 
In the Manuel d'Ornithologie, by Temminck, 
