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CINCLUS. WATEROUZEL. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum basi plumosum, et 

 rotundatum, gracile, rec- 

 tum ; versus apicem paulo 

 compressum, et incurva-. 

 turn, marginibus subdenti- 

 culatis. 



Na7'es nudae.- 



Cauda brevis. 



Pedes simplices, digitis tribus 

 anticis, uno postico. 



Beak downy, and rounded at 

 the base, slender, straight ; 

 towards the tip rather com- 

 pressed and bent down; 

 the margins slightly tooth- 

 ed. 



Nostrils naked. 

 Tail short. 



Feet simple, with three toes 

 before, and one behind. 



TThERE being but one species of this genus 

 known, it is unnecessary to mention its peculiar 

 habits, as they will be found detailed at length in 

 the following pages. 



