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NANODES. 
large. Nostrils round, lateral, placed in the slightly 
raised cere at the base of the bill. Wings of mean 
length, subacuminate, the first quill a little shorter 
than the second and third, which are the longest and 
nearly equal, second, third, and fourth quills with 
their exterior webs slightly emarginate near the 
middle. Tail graduated, cuneiform, slightly de- 
pressed, the feathers gradually narrowing towards 
the tip. Feet slender, the tarsi and toes elongated ; 
claws slightly hooked. 
The first specimen of this genus is the 
