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RHYNCH^A. RHYNCH^A. 
Generic Character, 
Rostrum longum, tenuis- 
culum, supra sulcatum, 
versus apicem tumidius- 
culum, apice lasvigato in- 
curvo. 
Nares laterales in sulco sitae. 
y^Zo? breves, subconcava^; re- 
migibus secunda, tertia 
longioribus. 
Pedes tetradactyli ? d'lgiti 
exteriore basi membrana 
coaliti, poUex apice solo 
insistens. 
Beak long, slender, sulcated 
above, and swollen towards 
its tip ; the tip smooth and 
incurved. 
Nostrils lateral, placed in a 
groove. 
Wings short, slightly con- 
cave; the second quills 
longer than the third. 
Feet four-toed ? the outer 
toes joined at their base by 
a membrane, the tip of the 
hinder toe alone resting on 
the ground. 
RHYNCH^A. Cuv., Horsf. 
SCOLOPAX. Linn. Gmel., Lath. 
GALLINAGO. Briss. 
ROSTRATULA. Vieill. 
The birds of this genus are )iatives of tropical cli- 
mates, but not of America. The two mandibles of 
the beak are nearly even, and are slightly arcuated at 
their tips. 
