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VANELLUS. LAPWING. 

 Generic Character. 



Rostrum teretiusculum, lon- 

 gitudine capitis, compres- 

 sum, apice tumidura, obtu- 

 sum, reflexum. 



Nares laterales. 



Pedes tetradactyli, digiti ex- 

 teriores basi membrana 

 connexi ; poUex brevis. 



Aloe elongata remigibus tri- 

 bus exterioribus quarta vel 

 quinta brevioribus. 



Beak rounded, as long as the 

 head, compressed, the tip 

 tumid, obtuse, and bent 

 down. 



Nostrils lateral. 



Feet four-toed, the outer toes 

 connected at the base by a 

 membrane ; hind toe very 

 short. 



Wings elongated, the three 

 outer feathers shorter than 

 the fourth or fifth. 



Vanellus. Meyer j Temyn., Vieil., Leach, 



SaUATAROLA. Cuv. 



Tringa. Linn., Gmel., Lath, 

 Gavia. Klein. 

 Parka. Linn,, Gmel. 



The Lapwings reside in damp and humid si- 

 tuations on the borders of rivers : they are distin- 

 guished by having the hinder toe small, and in 

 having large wings, which make a great noise 

 during flight : many of the species are rendered 

 conspicuous by possessing a spur at the base of the 

 wing, and a few are ornamented in addition with 



