STRUTHIONIDiE. 307 



GENUS CCCIV.— TINAMUS, Latham. TINAMOU. 



Generic character: vide Steph. v. xi. p. 401. 



Ti. obsoletus. Steph. v. xi. p. 413. — Temm. PI. Col. 196. 



Ti. tataupa. Steph. v. xi. p. 415. — Swain. Zool. lilust. v. i. pi, 15. 



Ti. nanus. Steph. v. xi. p. 417. — Temm. PL Col. 31G. 



FAMILY IV.— STRUTHIONID^. 



Rostrum rectum, mediocre, depressum aut lateratius compressum, 

 apice rotundato, obiuso, vel acuta: ca^nt majus minusve nudum 

 aut plumosum: alae breves aut mediocres plerumque volatu 

 inept CB : pedes curso7'ii, didactyli vel tridactyli, rarius tetra- 

 dactyli. 



Beak slight, moderate, depressed or laterally compressed, the 

 tip rounded, obtuse or acute ; the head more or less naked, or 

 clothed with feathers: wings short or moderate, oftentimes 

 unfit for flight : legs formed for running, two or three-toed, 

 rarely with four toes. 



GENUS CCCV RHEA, Brisson. 



Generic character: vide Steph. v. xi. p. 435. 



GENUS CCCVL— STRUTHIO, Linne. OSTRICH. 

 Generic character: vide Steph. v. xi. p. 423. 



GENUS CCCVIL— CASUARIUS, Bi-isson. CASSOWARY. 

 Generic character: vide Steph. v. xi. />, 431. 



GENUS CCCVIIL— DROMICEIUS, Vieillot. EMU. 

 Generic character : vide Steph. v. xi. p. 438. 



