CICONINJi:. 
long  ’ 1^1^6  nostrils  lateral,  pierced  in  the  substance  of  the  bill,  with  the  opening  linear.  Wings 
lonae  ^®ple,  with  the  second  and  third  quills  longest.  Tail  iwoderate  and  broad.  Tarsi  much 
'^^ited  middle  toe,  and  covered  with  reticulated  scales.  Toes  long,  and  the  anterior  ones 
^■t  their  bases,  especially  the  outer  toe ; the  hind  toe  moderate,  with  the  tip  resting  on  the  ground. 
The 
gg  compose  this  genus  are  found  in  South  America  and  Africa.  Those  of  the  former  country  are 
^ccaye^  tr  swamps,  seeking  for  fish  and  reptiles.  They  are  sometimes  observed  perched  on  the  branches  of  a 
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'i>ale  a I which  they  build  their  spacious  nest  of  sticks  carefully  interwoven  together,  whereon  the 
cposits  two  eggs. 
Linn.  PI.  enl.  817. — Ciconia  brasiliensis 
hath  Azara,  No.  343.,  Shaw,  Nat.  Misc.  pi. 
• Syn.  pi.  75. 
2.  M.  senegalensk  Shaw,  Linn.  Trans,  v.  p.  32.  pi.  3.,  Rupp. 
Atlas,  t.  3.  — Ciconia  ephippiorhyncha  Temm, 
Anastomus  Bonn.* 
lopjg  h‘  1, 
^'^^pi’es  d than  broad  at  the  base,  strong,  with  the  culmen  nearly  straight,  and  the  sides  much 
^^hdibi  the  tip ; the  lateral  margins  sometimes  worn  away,  leaving  an  opening  between  the 
""^lien  closed  ; the  lower  mandible  very  much  compressed,  and  the  gonys  lengthened  and 
nostrils  lateral,  pierced  in  the  substance  of  the  bill,  with  the  opening  linear  and 
the  • with  the  third  and  fourth  quills  the  longest.  Tail  moderate  and  broad.  Tarsi  longer 
unu  1 covered  with  reticulated  scales.  Toes  long,  rather  slender  : with  the  anterior 
the  gj.Q  ^ base,  especially  the  outer ; the  hind  toe  long  and  slender,  with  the  tip  taartly  resting 
The 
of  rivej.  genus  are  found  in  India  and  Africa.  They  are  generally  seen  solitary,  or  in  small  flocks,  on  the 
la  marshes,  searching  for  their  food,  which  consists  of  small  fish,  frogs,  crabs,  and  other  aquatic 
ea„„.  chiefly  prefer  the  animal  of  a species  of  Unio,  the  shells  of  which  they  break  between  their  mandibles, 
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cl 
'manses  tb  • r ^ 
!lnc,„i  * to  be 
osed. 
worn  away  as  the  bird  increases  in  age,  leaving  a considerable  gap  between  them,  even 
b A. 
18  not  unusual  to  observe  these  birds  perched  on  lofty  trees,  on  which  they  also  form  their  nests. 
'Ofoi 
^ — .Ardea  pondiceriana  et  Ar. 
Gal  !•  219.;  Anastomus  typus 
Ois.  t.  251.;  A.  albus  et  A.  cinereus  Fieill. 
2.  A.  lamelligerus  Temm.  PI.  col.  236.,  Griff.  An.  Kingd.  iii.  pi. 
p.  510. 
by^^^onnaterrg 
(iSlyy  and^'?^*^  genus  in  1790.  Hians  of  Cuvier  (1799 — 1800),  Rhynchochasme  of  Hermann  (1804),  Chenoramphus  of 
pertirostra  of  Vander  Patte  are  synonymous  with  the  name  employed. 
1848. 
