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SQUAT A ROL A. SQUAT AROLLE. 



Generic Character, 



Rostrum breve, gracile, rec- 

 tum, compressum, apice 

 subtumido, obtuso. 



Nares laterales. 



Pedes tetradactyli, digiti ex- 

 teriores basi membrana 

 coaliti ; pollex brevissimus 

 a terra elevatus. 



AlcB acuminatae, remige pri- 

 more longiore. 



Beak short, slender, straight, 

 compressed, the tip slightly 

 tumid and obtuse. 



Nostrils lateral. 



Feet four-toed, the outer toes 

 joined at the base by a 

 membrane ; the hinder toes 

 very short, and elevated 

 from the ground. 



acuminated, the first 

 quill longest. 



SauATAROLA. Leach, Cuv, 

 Vanellus. Temm., Vieil., Briss. 

 Tringa. Linn.y Gmel., Lath. 

 Pluvialis. Ray. 

 Charadrius. Pall. 



I^IKE the birds of the following genus, this 

 resides on the borders of rivers or marshy places, 

 and is nourished with earth-worms and the larvae 

 of various insects : only one species is known, 

 which is a native of temperate regions : the hinder 

 claw is extremely short. 



