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STERNUM OF THE LAPWING. 



tolerably good runner, and also a ready flier, as nearly 

 an average specimen of the whole. 



Lapwins 



The following cut represents the sternal apparatus 

 of the same bird in profile, and both cuts are of the 

 natural size : 



Profile of the Lapwing. 



STERNA OF THE LAMELLIROSTRES. 



As, in so far as their aquatic habit is concerned, 

 the sternal apparatus of all the birds belonging to 



