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PLUVIANUS. PLUVIAN. 



Generic Character, 



Rostrum basi crassum, versus 

 medium compressum, acu- 

 tum ; mandibula superiore 

 ad apicem declive. 



Nares ovatae. 



Pedes tridactyli; digiti gra- 

 ciles, exteriores basi mem- 

 brana connexi. 



Beak thick at tjie base, com- 

 pressed towards the mid- 

 dle, acute ; the upper man- 

 dible bent down at the tip. 



Nostrils oval. 



Feet three-toed, the toes 

 slender, the outer ones con- 

 nected at their base by a 

 membrane. 



Pluvianus. VieilL 

 Charadrius. Lath. GrneL 'Cuv, 



X HE manners of the birds of this genus are not 

 known, but it is presumed that they are not very 

 dissimilar to those of the preceding : they appear 

 to be natives of the southern parts of Asia and 

 Afiica. 



