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SCOPUS. UMBRE. 
Generic Character, 
Rostrum crassum, utrinque 
valde compressum, su- 
pra subtusque carinatum; 
mandibula superiore late- 
ratim sulcata, apice in- 
curva ; inferiore versus 
apicem angustior, paulo 
truncata. 
Nares linear es, obliquag. 
Pedes tetradactyli, fissi; di- 
git! anteriores basi mem- 
brana connexi. 
Beah thick, greatly compress- 
ed on each side, carinated 
both above and below ; the 
upper mandible laterally 
grooved, the tip bentdown 
the under slender towards 
the tip, and slightly trun- 
cated. 
Nostrils linear, oblique. 
Legs four-toed, cleft; the 
outer toes connected at the 
base by a membrane. 
Scopus, Auctorum. 
There is but one species belonging to this 
genus, which is readily discriminated by its pecu- 
liarly formed beak : this part is compressed on the 
sides : along each side of the upper mandible is a 
groove, running longitudinally, at a short distance 
from the ridge, beginning at the base, and finish- 
ing about half an inch before it arrives at the 
point, which is slightly bent downwards : at its 
base the nostrils are plac'ed, which are a mere slit, 
