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PH^OPUS. WHIMBREL. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum longum, gracile, 
incurvum, obtusum, apice 
depresso. 
Nares lineares ad basin ros- 
tri in sulco elongate sitae. 
Pedes tetradactyli ; digiti an- 
teriores basi membrana 
connexa : pollex apice in 
terram insistente. 
Beak long, slender, incurved, 
obtuse, the tip depressed. 
Nostrils linear, placed in an 
elongated groove, at the 
base of the beak. 
Legs four-toed ; the anterior 
toes connected at the base 
by a membrane ; the hin- 
der toe resting on the 
ground at its tip. 
PHtEOPUS. Gesner, Cuv. 
SCOLOPAX. Linne, Gmel. 
NUMENIUS. Briss., Lath. 
ARQUATA. Ray. 
1 HE beaks of these birds are arcuated in the 
same manner as those of the Curlews, but are de- 
pressed towards the tip ; and the nostrils are placed 
in a groove, which extends nearly the whole length 
of the beak. 
In manners they greatly resemble the Curlews. 
