CARIAMA. CARIAMA. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum capite longior, basi | 
rotundato, et fasciculo plu- 
mis elongatis, rigidis, de- 
compositis, ornato, apice 
tumido, adunco. 
Nares ovata3. 
Aloe simplices. 
Pedes tetradactyli ; digiti 
brevissinii, anteriores basi 
membranula connexi, pol- 
lex a terra elevata. 
Beak longer than the head, 
its base rounded and orna- 
mented with a tuft of 
elongated, stiff, and de- 
composed feathers, the tip 
swollen, hooked. 
Nostrils oval. 
Wings simple. 
Legs four-toed ; the toes very 
short, the anterior ones 
connected by a small mem- 
brane at the base, the hin- 
der toe elevated from the 
ground. 
CARIAMA. Ray, Briss., Cuv. 
PALAMEDEA. Linn., Gmel., Lath. 
DICHOLOPHUS. Illig. 
MICRODACTYLUS. Geoff. 
LOPHORHYNCHUS. Vieil. 
X HIS genus has the beak longer and more hooked 
than in the two preceding genera, and the legs are 
long, and possess very short toes, which are, more- 
