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SULA. GAXXET. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum robusturn, longum, 

 rectum, basi validum. 

 apice coropresso subcur- 

 vato, acuto ; mandibular 

 marginibus serratis. 



Fades gulaque nud«. 



Hares basales, lineares, abs- 

 condita?, in sulco longi- 

 tudinale posit ae. 



Pedes robusti, breves ; tibice 

 basinudae; unguis medius 

 interne denticulatus. 



Beak robust, long, straight, 

 strong at the base, its tip 

 compressed, slightly cur- 

 Ted, acute ; the mandibles 

 "rcith their edges serrated. 



Face and throat naked. 



Nostrils basal, linear, hidden, 

 placed in a longitudinal 

 groove. 



Legs robust, short ; the tibia 

 naked at the base; the 

 middle clan- internally den- 

 ticulated. 



SULA. Ray, Briss.. Cur., Temm. 

 PELECANL S. Linn., Gmel, Lath. 

 MORUS. Yieil. 

 DYSPORUS. Illig. 

 AXSER. Rav- 



X HE Ganuets have the b?ak straight, slightly 

 compressed and acute, the tip a little arched : the 

 edges serrated, the teeth being directed backwards ; 

 the nostrils are prolonged in a groove, which runs 



