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PALAMEDEA. SCREAMER. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum capite brevior, basi 
plumulis tectis, conico- 
convexum, subfornicatum, 
apice adunco. 
Vertex cornu, cylindiico, 
recto, acuto, armatus. 
Nares ovatae. 
Alee calcaria dua instructae. 
Pedes tetradactyli, fissi ; di- 
gito postico apice solo in- 
sistens. 
Beak shorter than the head, 
its base clothed with small 
feathers, conico-convex, 
slightly arched, its tip 
hooked. 
Crown armed with a cylin- 
drical, straight, acute horn. 
Nostrils ovate. 
Wing's furnished with two 
spurs. 
Legs four-toed, cleft; the 
hinder toe resting on its 
tip alone. 
PALAMEDEA. Linn., Gmel., Lath., &c. 
In many respects this genus resembles the pre- 
ceding, but the beak alone possesses sufficient cha- 
racters of discrimination, as it is not swollen at its tip, 
and the upper mandible is somewhat arched : it is 
also further distinguished by the singular corneous 
appendage on the forehead, which is moveable at the 
pleasure of the bird, and by the inferior length of the 
