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PLUVIANUS. PLUVIAN. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum basi crassum, versus 
medium compressum, acu- 
tum ; mandibula superiore 
ad apicem declive. 
Nares ovatas. 
Pedes trldactyli ; digiti gra- 
clles, exteriores basi mem- 
brana connexi. 
Pluvianus. VieilL 
Charadrius. Lath. Gmel. Ctiv. 
Beale thick at the base, com- 
pressed towards tlie mid- 
dle, acute ; the upper man- 
dible bent dowai at the tip. 
Nostrils oval. 
Feet three-toed, the toes 
slender, the outer ones con- 
nected at their base by a 
membrane. 
T^HE manners of the birds of this genus are not 
known, but it is presumed that they are not very 
dissimilar to those of the preceding : they appear 
to be natives of the southern parts of Asia and 
Africa. 
