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STRIPSILAS. TURNSTONE. 
Generic Character, 
Rostrum basi crassiusculum, 
rectum, validum, culmlne 
planiusculo, apice subtrun- 
cato ; mandibula superiore 
versus medium inflexa, in- 
ferior paulo ascendens. 
Nares basales, laterales, mem- 
brana semiclausae. 
Pedes tetradactyli, digiti ex- 
teriores membranula con- 
nexa. 
Aloe acuminatae, remige pri- 
more longiore. 
Stripsilas. Temm. Vieil. Leach,. 
Morinellus. Ray, 
Tringa. Linn. Gmel. Lath,, 
Arenaria. Briss. 
Beak thickened at the Base, 
straight, solid, the ridge, 
plane, the apex subtrun- 
cate ; the upper mandible 
bent down towards the 
middle, the under rather 
ascending. 
Nostrils basal, lateral, half 
closed by a membrane. 
Feet four-toed, the outer toes 
connected with a shght 
membrane. 
Wings acuminated^ the first 
quill longest. 
Or the genus Stripsilas only one species is 
known, which resides for a short space of time in 
the temperate countries of Europe, migrating to 
the northern ones to breed ; it resides on the shores 
of the sea, and resembles the Lapwings and San- 
derlings in habit. 
