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PELIDNA. DUNLIN. 
Generic Character, 
Rostrum capite longius, tere- 
tiusculum, subtenue, flexi- 
bile, rectum, supra sulca- 
tum, apice Isevigato dila- 
tato. 
Nares laterales in sulco sitae. 
Pedes tetradactyli, fissi ; 
pollex apice solo insistens. 
Beak longer than the head, 
rounded, rather slender, 
flexible, straight, sulcated 
above, its tip smooth and 
dilated. 
Nostrils lateral, placed in a 
groove. 
Feet four-toed, cleft; the 
hinder toe resting on its 
tip only. 
PELIDNA. Cuv. 
TRINGA. Linn., Gmel., Lath., Temm. 
SCOLOPAX. Gmel. 
NUMENIUS. Lath. 
CINCLUS. Bliss., Leach. 
GALLINAGO. Briss. 
The Dunlins resemble the Knots, but are smaller, 
and have their beak rather longer than the head, and 
their feet are without borders or membranes : the 
last species excepted, which has the toes webbed at 
the base. In appearance they resemble larks ; they 
fly in troops near the sea coasts ; and lay their eggs 
in the sand. 
