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PLOTUS, DARTER. 



Generic Character, 



Rostrum capite longior, rec- 

 tum, validum, margine 

 oblique denticulate, apice 

 acuto. 



Nares in rima ad basin rostri 



positae. 

 Fades gulaque nudag. 

 Collum elongatum. 

 Pedes breves; tibioe basi 



nudse. 



Beak longer than the head, 

 straight, strong, its edge 

 obliquely denticulated, its 

 tip acute. 



Nostrils placed in a cleft at 

 the base of the beak. 



Face and throat naked. 



Neck elongated. 



Legs short ; the tibioe naked 

 at the base. 



PLOTUS. Linn., Gmel., Lath., Cuv., Vieil., &c. 



These birds have a body and legs in some degree 

 resembling those of the Cormorants, but their neck 

 is extremely long and slender, their head small, and 

 their beak straight, slender, and pointed, with their 

 edges denticulated ; in other respects they agree with 

 the rest of the birds of this family, as they do also 

 in habits. 



