FULIGULINJ^:. 
Eniconetta  G.  R.  Gray* 
short,  broad,  much  elevated  at  the  base,  the  sides  narroAved,  Avith  the  culmen  gradually  sloping  to 
tip,  which  is  armed  with  a very  strong  broad  nail ; the  nostrils  large,  placed  near  the  base,  and  oval. 
^ings  short,  with  the  first  quill  the  longest.  Tail  short  and  wedge-shaped.  Tar'si  shorter  than  the 
Middle  toe.  Toes  long,  the  hind  toe  short  and  lobed. 
is  an  inhabitant  of  Northern  Asia,  and  is  also  found  on  the  north-western  coast  of  America;  and  is  so  exclusively 
"^^dthne,  as  never  to  enter  even  the  estuaries  of  the  contiguous  rivers.  The  nest  is  formed  among  the  rocks  and 
precipices. 
E.  Stelleri  (Pall.)  Pall.  Spic.  Zool.  t.  5.,  Pall.  Zoogr.  t.  68.  — Anas  dispar  Sparr.  Mns.  Carls,  t.  7-  8- ; Anas  occidua  Bonn. 
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SoMATERiA  Leach.-\ 
^ill  with  the  base  more  or  less  elevated,  and  compressed  behind  the  nostrils,  Avhere  it  is  divided  in 
otit  by  an  acute  angle  of  feathers  ; the  anterior  portion  of  the  bill  depressed,  narrowed,  and  armed  at 
tip  ^ strong  broad  hooked  nail ; the  lamellae  of  the  upper  mandible  moderate,  and  widely  placed  ; 
the  nostrils  oval,  placed  near  the  middle  of  the  bill.  Wings  moderate,  pointed,  with  the  first  and 
®®cond  quills  the  longest.  Tail  short  and  Avedge-shaped.  Tarsi  more  than  half  the  length  of  the  middle 
Toes  lengthened,  and  united  by  a full  web. 
® higher  latitudes  of  the  Arctic  regions  of  Europe  and  America  are  the  proper  abodes  of  the  birds  of  this  division. 
®y  are  generally  seen  on  the  solitary  rocky  shores  and  islands,  which  are  their  favourite  haunts,  living  in  flocks; 
jiest  ^ ^iGng  in  deep  water,  in  search  of  their  food,  which  consists  of  shell-flsh,  Crustacea,  and  the  fry  of  fish.  Their 
are  placed  on  ground,  formed  outwardly  of  dry  grass  and  sea  weed,  and  internally  of  down  plucked  from  their  own. 
®asts,  Avhich,  for  softness,  warmth,  lightness,  and  elasticity,  surpasses  that  of  all  other  birds.  The  female  deposits  five 
,1-  s. 
gipp'  ■ '^ttissima  (Linn.)  Leach,  PI.  enl.  209.208.  — Anser  lanu- 
Ptill  * Wils.  Amer.  Orn.  pi.  71.  f.  2 & 3. ; Anas  Cutberti 
2.  spectabilis  (Linn.)  Steph.  Sparr.  Mus.  Carls,  t.  39.  40.- 
Anas  Beringii  Lath.  Pall.  Zoogr.  ii.  t.  67. 
OiDEMiA  T'letn.X 
as  long  as  the  head,  Avith  the  culmen  much  inflated  at  the  base  above  the  nostrils,  and  the  sides 
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base  more  or  less  swollen  and  bare  of  feathers;  the  fore  part  of  the  upper  mandible 
®Ely  much  depressed,  and  the  sides  dilated  and  membranous,  with  the  tip  armed  with  a very  broad 
name  was  proposed  (1840)  in  the  place  of  three  other  names,  all  of  which  had  been  previously  employed,  viz.  Macropus 
+ 'pjjj  ^^ihology,  ii.p.  450.),  ]834,‘  Polysticta  Eyton,  1836 ; Stelleria  Pr.  Bonap.,  1838. 
Esta^hP*'^**  was  noticed  by  Dr.  Fleming  (Phil,  of  Zool.  ii.  p.  260.)  in  1822. 
^*’'®Pose(i » by  Dr.  Fleming  (Phil,  of  Zool.ii.  p.  260.)  in  1822.  In  the  same  year  M.  Boie  used  Melanetta  j in  1828,  M.  Lesson 
of  Maceranan  mi  Mncroramphns  •,  in  182.9,  M.  Kaup  gave  Pelionetta:  all  which  names  were  established  on  the  same 
