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EROLIA. EROLIA. 
Generic Character, 
Rostrum basi rotundatum, 
longum, supra sulcatum, 
arcuatim deflexum, apice 
dilatato, obtusiusculo. 
Pedes cursorii, tridactyli, di- 
giti exteriores basi mem- 
brana connexa. 
Erolia. Vieil. 
Beak rounded at tbe basej 
long, above sulcated, arch- 
ed, and deflexed, the tip 
dilated and obtuse. 
Feet formed for running, 
three-toed, Hhe outer toes 
connected at the base by a 
membrane. 
This genus was established by Vieillot in his 
Analyse d’une Nouvelle Ornithologie ERmentaire, 
but no mention is made of the manners of the only 
species belonging to it. 
VARIEGATED EROLIA. 
(Erolia variegata.) 
Ee. supra cinereo albidoque variegata, subtus alba, collo pec- 
toreque J'usco lineatis, tcenia alba a rostro ad oculos, remigibus 
rectricibusque nigricantibus, rostro pedibusque nigris. 
V. XI. p. II. 33 
