UPUPJN/E. 
Falcuua I. Geoffr .* 
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fr 0)n t j ° enec *’ strong, curved from the base to the tip, which is entire; the sides suddenly compressed 
and ejq aSe ’ an( ^ ^ le S on y s lengthened and curved ; the nostrils basal, with the opening large, rounded, 
ey eri j, ‘ ^ n ff s long and rounded, with the fourth and fifth quills the longest. Tail long, broad, and 
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0t 81 Sorter than the middle 
° UtCr toe lon ger than the i 
toe, strong, and covered with broad scales. Toes long and strong ; 
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inner, and united at the base beyond the first joint ; the hind toe very 
ron g ? the claws long, strong, compressed, and curved. 
laiVf e of aquat’ ^ ^ enus * s f° un( l ' n Madagascar, where it is usually seen on the margins of rivers, searching for the 
10 lnsec ts, which constitute its chief food. 
F. palliata I. Geoffr. Mag. de Zool. 1836. Ois. t. 49. 
* M* Isidore Geoffrey established this genus in 1836. 
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