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ANTHROPOIDES. DEMOISELLE. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum vix capite longius, 



integrum supra sulcatum. 

 Nares lineares. 

 Caput aut plumosum, aut 



temporibus glabris. 

 Pedes tetradactjli, fissi; di- 



giti exteriores basi mem- 



brana connexi. 



Anthropoi'des. Vieil, 

 Ardea. Linii.^ Gmel., Lath, 

 Grus. B.aii.y Petiv., Briss. 



Beak scarcely longer than the 

 head, entire above sulcated. 



Nostrils linear. 



Head either feathered^ or the 

 temples naked. 



Feet four-toed, cleft; the 

 outer toes connected by a 

 membrane at the base. 



Only two species are known of this elegant 

 genus : they are both natives of Africa, and the 

 first occurs likewise in Asia : they feed upon worms, 

 fish, snails, frogs, and such like, like the rest of the 

 Heron family. 



