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H^MATOPUS. OYSTERCATCHER. 

 Generic Character. 



Rostrum cotnpressum, rec- 

 tum, longum, apice cu- 

 neatum. 



Nares laterales^ in fossula 

 sitae. 



Pedes cursorii, tridactyli, 

 fissi, digiti exteriofes basi 

 membrana connexi. 



Alee medlocres, remige pri- 

 more longiore. 



Beak compressed, straight, 

 long, the tip cuneated. 



Nostrils lateral, placed in a 



groove. 

 Feet formed for running, 



three-toed, cleft ; the outer 



toes connected at the base 



by a membrane. 

 Wings medial, the first quill 



longest. 



H^MATOPus. Kaii. Linn, GmeL Lath. Temm. Vieill, Leach, SfC. 



OSTRALKGA. BvisS. 



ScoLofAX. Scop. 



The Oystercatcher always resides on the sea 

 shore : it feeds on marine animals : it runs and 

 flies with great freedom : its feet are strong and 

 muscular : its toes are all placed forward, and the 

 exterior ones are connected as far as the first joint 

 by a membrane, and the interior by a slight rudi- 

 ment of one ; the toes are also edged with a slight 

 membraneous appendage. 



