LXXI. JACANA. 
Ex. 
LXXII. PRATIN- 
COLE. 
CLOVEN- FOOT' ED; 
Sea-Pie, Br. Zool. fol. tab. D. 2. Br. Zool'. II, tab. LXXIV. 
Inhabits Europe , North America , and the eaftern coaft of New 
Holland. The bill calculated to raife limpets, oyfters, and 
other (hells from the rocks. 
Hamatopus of Linnaeus, OJiralega and UHuitrier of Brijfon V. 38. 
Only one fpecies- 
Bill, (lender, (harp pointed; thickeft towards the end ; the bafe. 
carunculated. 
Nostrils, fhort, fub-ovated, placed in the middle of the bill. 
Tongue. 
Wings, armed on the front joint with a (harp, fhort fpur. 
Toes, four on each foot, armed with very long and (trait (harp 
pointed claws. 
Spur-winged Water Hen. Edw. CCCLVIL 
Parra of Linnaeus, Jacana of Brijfon V. 122. Linn^us has 
has only III. genuine fpecies, Brijfon V. I retain the Brafilian 
name Jacana. Is not the Impios Parr^e recinentis omen of Horace K 
which was probably. fome fmall bird. Vide Pliny , lib. X. c. 33, 
Bill, fhort, (trong, (trait, hooked at the end; 
Nostrils, near the bafe, linear, oblique. 
Tongue. 
Toes, long, (lender, bafe of each connefted by a very fmall mem- 
brane. 
Tail, forked ; twelve feathers. 
Pratincola,, 
