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SULA. GANNET. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum robustum, longum, 

 rectum, basi valid um, 

 apice compresso subcur- 

 vato, acuto ; mandibulae 

 marginibus serratis. 



Fades gulaque nudae. 



Nares basales, lineares, abs- 

 conditse, in sulco longi- 

 tudinale positae. 



Pedes robusti, breves ; tibice 

 basinudae; imguis medius 

 interne denticulatus. 



Beak robust, long, straight, 

 strong at the base, its tip 

 compressed, slightly cur- 

 ved, acute ; the mandibles 

 with their edges serrated. 



Face and throat naked. 



Nostrils basal, linear, hidden, 

 placed in a longitudinal 

 groove. 



Legs robust, short ; the tibia; 

 naked at the base; the 

 middle claw internally den- 

 ticulated. 



SULA. Ray, Briss., Cuv., Temm. 

 PELECANUS. Linn., Gmel., Lath. 

 MORUS. Vieil. 

 DYSPORUS. Illig. 

 ANSER. Ray. 



The Gannets have the beak straight, slightly 

 compressed and acute, the tip a little arched ; the 

 edges serrated, the teeth being directed backwards j 

 the nostrils are prolonged in a groove, which runs 



