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GOURA. GOURA, 

 Generic Character. 



Rostrum mediocre, gracilius- 

 culum, ad apicem paulo 

 inflatum ; mandibula su- 

 periore lateratim sulcata; 

 versus apicem descendens. 



Nares superne plumis tectis, 

 in rima sitae. 



Aloe breves, rotundatae. 

 Tarsi longiores, digiti basi 



Beak middle sized, very 

 slender, towards the tip 

 slightly inflated ; the supe- 

 rior mandible sulcated on 

 the sides, its tip bent down. 



Nostrils covered above with 

 feathers, and placed in a 

 fissure. 



Wings short and rounded. 



Tarsi long, toes cleft at their 

 base. 



Columbi-Gallines. Le Vaillant. 

 Lophyrus. Vieillot. 

 Goiira. Temmlnck, 



Columba. Linne, Gmeliuy Cuviert Sfc- 



The birds of this genus are known from those 

 of the other genera of the order, by the great 

 length of their tarsi, which approach to those 

 of the Gallinacese ; their beak is also of a dif- 

 ferent form from that of the other Columbine 

 birds, being very slender, and having a groove 



