STRIPSILAS. TURNSTONE. 



Generic Character, 



Rostrum basi crassiusculum, 

 rectum, validum, culmine 

 planiusculo, apice subtrun- 

 cato ; mandibula superiore 

 versus medium inflexa, in- 

 ferior paulo ascendens. 



Nares basales, laterales, njem- 



brana semiclausse. 

 Pedes tetradactyli, digiti ex- 



teriores membranula con- 



nexa. 



Alee acuminatae, remige pri- 

 more Ibngiore. 



Beak thickened at the base, 

 straight, sohd, the ridge 

 plane, the apex subtrun- 

 cate ; the upper mandible 

 bent down towards the 

 middle, the under rather 

 ascending. 



Nostrils basal, lateral, half 

 closed by a membrane. 



Feet four-toed, the outer toes 

 connected with a slight 

 membrane. 



Wings acuminated, the first 

 quill longest. 



Stripsilas. Temm. Vieil. Leach* 

 MoRiNELLUS. Kay, 

 Tringa. Linn. Gmel. Laik. 

 Arenaria, Briss, 



Of the genus Stripsilas only one species is 

 known, which resides for a short space of time in 

 the temperate countries of Europe, migrating to 

 the northern ones to breed : it resides on the shores 

 of the sea, and resembles the Lapwings and San- 

 derlings in habit. 



