PANDION. 
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ing nearly the whole breadth of the cere ; 
wings long, (exceeding the tail,) second and 
third quill longest, and with the first much cut 
in on the inner web ; tail short and square ; 
legs muscular and strong, covered with 
round, hard, and jagged scales ; feet with 
the toes free, and nearly of equal length, the 
outer toe versatile ; the under surface covered 
with sharp pyramidal points ; claws much 
curved, very long and sharp, the under sur- 
face rounded ; femoral plumes short. 
Note . — Cosmopolite ; habits aquatic ; inhabit 
Europe, India, North America, South Africa, 
and New Holland ; breed on rocks, aged 
trees, or ruined buildings ; solitary. 
