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Numentius, Brisson.* Bill long, considerably arched, 
strong, hard: the upper mandible broader than high. 
Nasal groove extending the whole length. Nostrils 
lateral. Tarsus.lengthened. The anterior toes mar- 
gined and semipalmated ; the hinder one raised. . 
N. arquata. Selby, pl. 13. Pheopus. Ib. pl. 14. 
Famiry CHARADRIADZ. Plovers. 
Bill short ; the basal half soft, the remaining portion 
hard : the culmen suddenly elevated and curved. Nasal 
groove deep, extending to half the length of the bill. 
Feet long. The three anterior toes cylindrical; the 
hinder generally wanting. | 
ow 320 
SeuaTarRoua, Cuvier. Bill typical. Feet as in the 
Scolopacide. The anterior toes margined, flattened, 
and semipalmated ; the hinder toe very minute. 
The natatorial type? (fig. 320. a, b) 
S. melanogaster. Pl. Enl. 853, 854. 923. 
Cuaraprius, Linn. (fig. 320. d) Size small. Wings 
very long, and pointed; the first quill longest. 
Hinder toe always wanting. 
C. morinellus. Selby, ii. pl. 39. f. 1, 2. 
VANELLUS, Brisson. Lapwing. (fig.321.a) Size large. 
Wings long, ample; the four first quills nearly 
equal. Spines on the carpus, and naked lobes on 
* It is obvious that this is the representative only of Tantalus ; but 
whether it is one of the primary divisions, or merely a subgenus (in con- 
junction, perhaps, with Falcinellus), in the circle of Himantopus, must 
remain undetermined, until we know more of the form of Oreopholus, and 
of the affinities of Tachydromus, &c. ; x 
