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H^MATOPUS. OYSTERCATCHER, 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum compressum, rec- 
tum, longum, apice cu- 
neatum. 
Nares laterales, in fossula , 
sitse. 
Pedes cursorii, tridactyli, 
iissi, digiti exteriores basi 
membrana connexi. 
Alee mediocres, remige pri- 
more longiore. 
Beale compressed, straight, 
long, the tip cuneated. 
Nostrils lateral, placed in a 
groove. 
Feet formed for running, 
three-toed, cleft ; the outer 
toes connected at the base 
by a membrane. 
Wings medial, the first quUl 
longest. 
H.EMATOFUS. Rail. Linn. Gmel. Lath. Temm. Vieill. Leach^ ^c. 
OsTRALKGA. Briss. 
ScOLOPAX. Scop. 
The Oystercatcher always resides on the sea 
shore : it feeds on marine animals : it runs and 
flies with great freedom : its feet are strong and 
muscular : its toes are all placed forward, and the 
exterior ones are connected as far as the first joint 
by a membrane, and the interior by a slight rudi- 
ment of one ; the toes are also edged with a slight 
membraneous appendage. 
