FULIGULIN.E. 
Peculiar  to  New  Zealand;  and  Forster  says  they  live  "  by  sucking  the  worms,  &c,  from  the  mud,  when  the  tide 
retires  from  t he  beach.*' 
1.  II.  ntalacorhynchus  (Gmel.)  Forst.  Icon.  ined.  t  74fc —  Malacorhynchus  Forstcrorum  Wagl. 
Camptolaimus  G.  J\.  Gray.* 
Bill  nearly  us  long  as  the  head ;  the  base  as  high  as  broad ;  the  culmen  gradually  sloping  to  the  tip, 
which  is  armed  with  a  strong  and  broad  nail  ;  the  sides  near  the  tip  membranous,  dilated,  and  flexible, 
with  a  narrow  bony  plate  running  along  beneath  the  nostrils  towards  the  base  of  the  bill,  where  it  is 
somewhat  dilated  ;  the  lamella)  of  the  upper  mandible  moderate,  but  on  the  lower  they  are  very  pro- 
minent, long,  and  widely  set ;  and  the  nostrils  large,  lateral,  oval,  and  placed  near  the  base.  Wings 
lengthened,  pointed,  with  the  two  first  quills  the  longest.  Tail  short  and  wedge-shaped.  Tarsi  short, 
more  than  half  the  length  of  the  middle  toe,  and  compressed.  Toes  lengthened,  and  united  by  a  full 
web. 
The  type  is  peculiar  to  North  America,  where  it  is  always  found  on  the  sea  coast,  especially  on  the  sand  bars.  Their 
food  appears  to  consist  principally  of  molluscous  animals,  which  are  procured  by  expert  diving. 
C.  labradora  (Gmel.)  Wils.  Amer.  Orn.  pi.  6p.  f.  6. 
Micropterus  Less.f 
Bill  short,  broad,  much  elevated  at  the  base,  and  depressed  from  before  the  nostrils  to  the  tip,  which 
is  armed  with  a  broad  hooked  nail ;  the  lamellae  of  the  upper  mandible  moderate,  and  widely  set ;  and  the 
nostrils  somewhat  linear,  and  placed  in  the  middle  of  the  bill.  Wings  short,  with  the  second  and  third 
quills  the  longest;  and  each  wing  armed  with  two  blunt  tubercles.  Tail  short  and  wedge-shaped.  Tarsi 
more  than  half  the  length  of  the  middle  toe.    Toes  long,  and  united  by  a  full  web. 
The  species  is  found  on  the  Falkland  Islands  and  Staaten  Land,  &c,  where  it  is  generally  seen  in  pairs,  or 
occasionally  in  flocks  of  from  forty  to  fifty.  It  feeds,  says  Mr.  Darwin,  on  shell-fish,  from  the  floating  kelp  and  tidal 
rocks.  They  constantly  keep  on  the  sea  or  on  the  rocks  of  the  shore.  From  the  shortness  of  their  wings  they  do  not 
fly,  but  they  have  the  power  of  using  them  when  on  the  water,  as  oars,  which  enables  them  to  escape  with  incredible 
speed.  The  nest  is  slightly  formed  on  the  rocks,  and  the  parents  are  said  to  show  great  fondness  for  their  young 
when  in  danger,  by  concealing  them  with  their  own  body  while  in  the  act  of  leading  them  to  a  place  of  safety.  This 
protection  the  parents  are  enabled  to  give,  as  it  is  somewhat  difficult  for  the  shots  of  the  sailors  to  penetrate  their 
closely  set  feathers. 
M.  cinej'etu  (Gmel.)  Voy.  de  l'Uranie,  pi.  39-  —  Anas  brachyptera  Lath.  Forst.  Icon.  ined.  t.  68. ;  Oitlemia  patachonica  King. 
*  Proposed  in  1841,  in  the  place  of  Kamptorhynchns  of  Mr.  Eyton  (Monogr.  Anatidce,  p.  57-),  who  published  that  name  in  1838,  but 
which  was  previously  used  in  Zoology. 
f  It  was  in  the  year  1828  that  M.  Lesson  established  this  genus.  (Manuel  d'Ornith.  p.  416.) 
