ANATID^. ANSERINE. 
365 
Anseb, Antiq. Geese, (^jig. 324..) Size moderate. Base 
of ^e bill feathered, and considerably elevated in 
front. Nostrils large; the aperture central. Legs 
lengthened, placed in the equilibrium of the body. 
A. Hyperboreus. Wilson, pi. Bernicla. Selby, pi. 44. 
68. f. 3, (o) (*) 
Dendrocygna, Sw. Tree 
Bucks. Bill resembling 
that of a duck. Nostrils 
near the base. Feet 
lengthened. The toes 
long, and projecting be- 
yond the membrane. 
Claws long, slender, and 
but slightly curved. Hind toe lengthened 
D. arcuata. Horsf. Java. {Jig. 325.) arborea. Edw. pi. 193. 
Plectropterus, Leach. Size large, 
with naked tubercles or spines. 
Wings armed 
Bill lengthened ; 
wide at the tip; the base with a naked protuberance. 
Rasorial. 
P. Gambenses, 
Leach. Gen. Zool. xii. 2. 6. {Jig- 326.) 
