350 



SADEOPSIDA (BIEDS). 



feet cursorial. And several other non - European genera, as 

 Dicholophus, Eurypyga^ and H'eliornis. 



10. Charadriiformes. — Cosmopolitan. Young precocious. Downs of 

 adults on pteryla; and apteria. Lateral cervical apteria. 11 primaries. 

 After-shaft present. Oil-gland tufted. Nares pervious. Schizognatlious. 



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Fig. 183.— Sternum of Fowl (front view). 



a, Keel; &, iiianubrium ; c. oblique liiter.ll process; d, anterior lateral process; e, 

 posterior Lateral process; /, mternal iiotcii ; g, e.\terual notch. 



(i) LimicoUi'. — Downs of young very simple, brush-like. Front toes 

 webbed. 



(1) C'hionidickv (Sheathbills). — No British species. 



(2) CharadriidcK (Plovers, Snipe, c&c.) — Sohizorhinal with basi- 



pterygoid processes. 



(3) Olarcolidir (Coursers). — No British representatives. 



(4) Thinocorythidcc ("Seed-snipes"). — No British forms. 



