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FEDOA. GODWIT. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum basi crassum, lon- 
gissimum, teretiusculum, 
paulo recurvum, apice 
laeve, obtuso : mandibula 
superiore lateratim sul- 
cata, nodo interno termi- 
nata. 
Nares laterales, in sulco lon- 
gitudinali sitae. 
Pedes longi, tetradactjli ; 
digitis exterioribus mem- 
brana connexis : pollex 
apice in terram insistente. 
Beak thick at its base, very 
long, rounded, rather re- 
curved, the tip smooth, 
obtuse: the upper man- 
dible laterally sulcated, 
and terminated by an in- 
ternal node. 
Nostrils lateral, placed in a 
longitudinal groove. 
Legs long, with jfour toes ; 
the outer ones connected 
by a membrane; the tip of 
the hinder toe alone resting 
on the ground. 
FEDOA. Ray. 
LIMOSA. Briss., Beck., Temm., Cuv., Hors. 
SCOLOPAX. Linn., Gmel., Lath. 
GODWITS are well characterised by the slight 
recurvation at the tip of their beaks ; which are very 
long : their nostrils are placed in a groove, which is 
covered by a pierced membrane. Their legs are long 
and slender, and they are naked for a considerable 
distance above the knee : the membrane between the 
external toes extends to the first joint. Their wings 
