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SCOPUS. UMBRE. 



Generic Character* 



Rostrum crass^m, utrinque 

 valde compressum, su- 

 pra subtusque carinatum; 

 mandibula superiore late- 

 ratim sulcata, apice in- 

 curva ; inferiore versus 

 apicem angustior, paulo 

 truncata, 



Nares lineares, obliquae. 



Pedes tetradactyli, fissi; di- 

 git! anteriores basi mem- 

 brana connexi 



Scopus, Auctorum, 



BeaJc thick, greatly compress- 

 ed on each side, carinated 

 both above and below ; the 

 upper mandible laterally 

 grooved, the tip bent down 

 the under slender towards 

 the tip, and slightly trun- 

 cated. 



Nostrils linear, oblique. 



Legs four-toed, cleft; the 

 outer toes connected at the 

 base by a membrane. 



There is but one species belonging to this 

 genus, which is readily discriminated by its pecu- 

 liarly formed beak : this part is compressed on the 

 sides : along each side of the upper mandible is a 

 groove, running longitudinally, at a short distance 

 from the ridge, beginning at the base, and finish- 

 ing about half an inch before it arrives at the 

 point, which is slightly bent downwards: at its 

 base the nostrils are placed, which are a mere slit, 



