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TOTANINJE. GLOTTIS. 
of the wing black, glossed with green ; tail and its coverts 
ash-grey. 
Male, 14, . 9f> 2 T v; 4{f, 1 T \, 
This species, which is said to be plentiful in many parts of 
Asia and the south-eastern portions of Europe, migrates into 
Germany, France, and Italy, and has been in a few instances 
obtained in England. 
Stilt. Longshank. Long-legged Plover. 
Charadrius Himantopus^ Linn. Syst. Nat. i. 255. — Chara- 
drius Himantopus, Lath. Ind. Ornith. ii. 741. — Himantopus 
melanopterus, Temm. Man. d’Ornith. ii. 528. — Himantopus 
melanopterus, Black-and-white Stiltshank, MacGillivray, 
Brit. Birds, iv. 
GENUS CIII. GLOTTIS. LONGSHANK, 
The birds of this genus are closely allied to the Himan- 
topi, but have the legs much shorter, although still very 
long, and are furnished with a small hind toe. The body 
is ovate, rather slender ; the neck long and slender ; the 
head small, oblong, compressed, with the upper part much 
rounded. Bill about half as long again as the head, very 
slender, roundish, compressed toward the end, tapering, be- 
yond the middle slightly inclined upwards ; upper mandible 
with the ridge convex, the nasal groove extending nearly 
half its length, the edges inflected, and narrowly grooved, 
the tip narrowed, slightly decurved, and somewhat obtuse ; 
lower mandible with the angle long and extremely narrow, 
the sides grooved nearly as far as the angle, the dorsal line 
slightly ascending, the edges inflected, narrowly grooved, 
the tip narrow, rather obtuse, and very slightly directed up- 
wards. Mouth very narrow ; tongue about half the length 
of the bill, very slender, tapering, horny toward the end, 
and pointed ; oesophagus narrow ; proventriculus oblong ; 
stomach elliptical, with its lateral muscles moderately thick, 
the epithelium dense, and longitudinally rugous ; intestine 
rather long, and of moderate width ; cceca of moderate 
length, and narrow. Nostrils linear, subbasal. Eyes rather 
small. Aperture of ear roundish, rather large. Legs very 
long and slender ; tibia bare for nearly half its length ; 
