A V E S. Ordo XV. Gsnus LXIL 209 

 LXIL Genus Strutbionis, 



tlujus charafler efl: 



Digiti duo antici, membranis deflituti, digitus pos- 



ticusnullus: 

 Crura in parte inferiore plumis-deriudata: 

 Roflrum reclum , horizontaliter fubplanum; huju^ 



apex fubrotundus, unguicularus: 

 Superior capitis pars calva & callofa: 

 Alse, pro corporis mole , exiguae, & volatui ind^ 



tiles; 



t ** I. S T R U T H I b. 



Struthio pennis nigris in toto corpore veflitus , al- 

 bis & grifeis quandoque admixXtis; remigibus ma- 

 joribus re£lricibusque candidis. . . . L'Autruche. 



Struthio pedibus didadiyh'?. Linn, Struthio pcnnis 

 candidiffimis , laougiDofis. Barr. Struchio. Klein: 

 Moehr. Scruthioj Struthio-Garoelus. C/jar/^J. Stru* 

 thio; Srrucho-Camelus; Struthio ^Africa; Struthio Li- 

 bycus; Struthio-Came^us. Gefn. Struthio-Camc]u<:. 

 Aldrov. Schwenck. TFillugb. hujus icon fatis accurata, 

 {exceptis pedibus) Profp. Alp. Raj. Struthio-Came- 

 lus Afncanus , pullus. Seb. hiijiis icon fatis accurata. 

 Autruche Bel. Hijt. de VAcad. avec une figure ajjt% 

 exa6ie. Kolhe. Alb, Germanice , Struss. Bslgics^ 

 StRUis VoGEL. Anglice^ Ostrich. 



Alitum omnium maxiraus & craflifHmus eft Stni' 

 thio. Ipfius longitudo 7^ pedes cequat. Roflrum. , 

 quod in exortu 2} poilicum latitudinem obtinet, ab 

 ipfius extremitate ad oris angulos , ultra oculos 

 quidem protenfos , 4J pollices longum efl; caudai 

 13 polliqes ; major digitus , fcilicec iflterior , 7J 

 pollices ; exterior , qui quidem ungue carec , 47 

 pollices. Extremitates alarum 6j\ pedum intervalio 

 diflant : alse complicatae mediam circiter caudam 

 pertingere queunc. Capicis fuperior pars plumis efl 

 omnino deflituta & penitus nuda. Reliquum ca- 

 puc, guttur & collum, per mediam ipfius iongitiT* 



Tom. IL O dinem 



