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MACHETES. RUFF. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum teretiusculum, sub- 
tenue, flexibile, fere rec- 
tum, supra sulcatum, apice 
laevigato, dilatato. 
Nares laterales in sulco sitae. 
Pedes longiores tetradactyli, 
digiti exteriores basi mem- 
brana coxmeyii] pollex apice 
solo insistens. 
Beak rounded, rath er slender, 
flexible, nearly straight, 
sulcated above, its tip 
smooth, dilated. 
Nostrils lateral, placed in a 
groove. 
Legs long, four-toed, the 
outer toes connected by a 
membrane at the base ; the 
hinder toe resting on its tip 
only. 
MACHETES. Cuv. 
TRINGA. Ray, Lirm._, Briss., Gmel,;, Lath., Temm. 
TOTANUS. Briss. 
PAVONCELLA. Leach. 
There is but one species of this genus, which is 
readily distinguished from the two preceding by 
having the external toes connected at their base by a 
membrane. It is also much larger than the birds of 
the two former genera. The males are distinguished 
during the period of incubation by having a fine orna- 
mental crest. 
