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ANTHROPOIDES. DEMOISELLE. 
Generic Character. 
Tlostrum vix capite longius, 
integrum supra sulcatum. 
Nares lineares. 
Caput aut plumosum, aut 
temporibus glabris. 
Pedes tetradactyli, fissi ; di- 
giti exteriores basi mem- 
brana connexi. 
Anthropoides. Vieil. 
Ardea. Linn.y Gmel,, hath. 
Grus. Raii.y Petiv., Briss. 
Beak scarcely longer than the 
head, entire above sulcated. 
Nostrils linear. 
‘Head either feathered, or the 
temples naked. 
Feet four-toed, cleft ; the 
outer toes connected by a 
membrane at the base. 
Only two species are known of this elegant 
genus : they are both natives of Africa, and the 
first occurs likewise in Asia : they feed upon worms, 
fish, snails, frogs, and such like, like the rest of the 
Heron family. 
