Order  VII.  GRALLJE  Linn.* 
the  X ^ large  series  of  birds  that  have  the  lower  portion  of  their  Tibiaa,  or  Thighs,  naked,  and 
lengthened,  rounded,  and  slender. 
fhi 
e first 
Family, 
CHARADRIADtE,  or  Plovers, 
strong  ®Fort,  with  the  basal  portion  of  the  cuhnen  rather  depressed  and  weak,  and  the  apical  part 
^'^tio'then  d Nostrils  placed  in  a deep  longitudinal  groove  of  various  length;  the  Tarsi 
’ the  hind  Toe  totally  wanting,  or  small  and  elevated. 
The 
^^st  Subfamily, 
ffiDICNEMINAl,  or  Thick-knees, 
as  long  as,  or  longer  than,  the  head,  Avith  the  cuhnen  slightly  depressed  at  the  base  and 
t^P)  and  the  gonys  more  or  less  angulated  ; the  Tarsi  lengthened,  AAnth  three  rather  short 
Q^dicnemus  Temm.'\ 
the  • than  the  head,  the  cuhnen  straight,  with  the  apical  half  arched  and  cuiwed  to  the 
Sides 
'^P’''"ards  t " ^^’^^^P^^ssed,  and  the  gonys  nearly  half  the  length  of  the  bill,  angulated,  and  advancing 
anter'  nostrils  in  a subtriangular  membranous  groove,  Avith  the  aperture  longitudinal 
^he  1q  of  moderate  length,  pointed  ; Avith  the  first  quill  shorter  than  the  second,  Avhich 
^^'^gthenefi^  tertials  the  length  of  the  quills.  Tail  moderate  and  Avedge-shaped.  Tarsi 
> thiee  or  four  times  the  length  of  the  middle  toe,  and  covered  Avith  hexagonal  scales.  Toes 
sfi, 
the 
^®Pecialfo  shorter  than  the  outer,  and  both  united  to  the  middle  one  by  a membrane  at  their  base. 
V the 
outer ; the  claAvs  short  and  slightly  curved. 
‘Coequal  Teraminck  in  {Manuel  d'OrnlthoUgie,  1st  edit.  p.  S21.)  1815;  and  the  Fedoa  of  Leach,  proposed 
*'>  18]R 
Is  ( 
