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LIMOSA. GREENSHANKS. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum longissimum, va- 
lidum, durum, valde com- 
pressum, basi tarn altum 
quam latum : mandibulse 
supra paulo recurvatis, 
apicibus rectis. 
Nares laterales, lineares, in 
sulco longitudinali sitas. 
Pedes longi, tetradactyli ; di- 
giti exteriores basi mem- 
brana connexi ; pollex 
apice solo insistens. 
Beak very long, stout, hard, 
much compressed, its base 
higher than broad : the 
upper mandible slightly 
recurved, the tip straight. 
Nostrils lateral, linear, placed 
in a longitudinal groove. 
Legs long, four-toed ; the 
outer toes connected by a 
membrane at the base ; the 
hinder toe resting on its 
tip alone. 
LIMOSA. Briss. 
SCOLOPAX. Linn., Gmel., Lath. 
TOT ANUS. Becks., Temni., Cuv. 
PLUVIALIS. Ray. 
LIMICULA. Leach. 
T. HERE is only one species of this genus, which 
is a native of Europe : its manners are fully detailed 
in the subsequent pages. 
