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(EDICNEMUS. THICK-KNEE. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum capite longius, rec- 

 tum, validum, ad apicem 

 compressum ; mandibula 

 superiore culmine carinato, 

 inferiore ad apicem angu- 

 losa. 



Nares ad medium rostri sitae, 



antrorsum patulse. 

 Pedes longiores, graciles, tri- 



dactyli, digiti basi mem- 



brana connexi, 

 AlcB mediocres. . 



Beak longer than the head, 

 straight, strong, compress- 

 ed at the tip; the upper 

 mandible with the ridge 

 carinated, the lower with 

 the tip angulated. 



Nostrils placed in the middle 

 of the beak, open in front. 



long, slender, three-toed, 

 the toes connected at the 

 base with a membrane. 



Wings medial. 



CEdicnemus. Cuv, Temm, VieiU, 

 Fed OA. Raii, Leach. 

 Otis. Lath. 



Gharadrius. Linn. GmeU Lath, 

 Pluvialis. Raii. Briss. 



TThE only species of this genus which is found 

 in Europe lives in pairs in barren and sandy 

 situations, where it deposits its eggs in a cavity 

 formed by its feet : its food consists of earth- 

 worms, snails, and small reptiles : its voice is strong, 

 and is heard at a great distance. 



In the Manuel d'Ornithologie, by Temminck, 



