ON THE CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS. 
SQ9, 
Numenius, Brisson.* Bill long, considerably arched, 
strong, hard ; the upper mandible broader than high. 
Nasal groove extending the whole length. Nostrils 
' lateral. Tarsus lengthened. The anterior toes mar- 
gined and semipalmated ; the hinder one raised. 
N. arquata. Selby, pi. 13. Phwopus. Ib. pi. 14. 
Family CHAR.\DRIAD.$. Plovers. 
Bill short ; the basal balf soft, the remaining portion 
hard : the culmen suddenly elevated and curved. Nasal 
groove deep, extending to half the length of the bill. 
Feet long. The three anterior toes cylindrical ; the 
hinder generally wanting. 
Squatarola, Cuvier. Bill typical. Feet as in the 
ScolopacidtB. The anterior toes margined, flattened, 
and semipalmated ; the hinder toe very minute. 
The natatorial tyiie ? {fig. 320. a, b) 
S. melanogaster. Pi. Enl. 853, 854. 923. 
Chabadrius, Linn. {fig. 320. d) Size small. Wings 
very long, and pointed ; the first quill longest. 
Hinder toe always wanting. 
C. morinellus. Selby, ii. pi. 39. f. 1, 2. 
Vanelll-s, Brisson. Lapwing. {fig.SZl.a') Size large. 
Wings long, ample ; the four first quills nearly 
equal. Spines on the carpus, and naked lobes on 
• It is obvious that this is the representative only of Tantalus ; but 
whether it is one of the primary divisions, or merely a subgenus (in con- 
junction, perhaps, with Falcinellus), in the circle of Hitnantopus, must 
remain undetermined, until we know more of the form of Oreop/iolus^ and 
of the affinities of TachyUromus^ &c. 
