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GENERAL INDEX. 
VOL. PAGE 
GENUS HIMANTOPUS. 
Bill long, slender, cylindrical, compressed at the 
point, channelled for half its length ; nostrils oblong ; 
feet very long, greatly flexible and compressed, the mid- 
dle and exterior toes united by a large membrane, inner 
toe slightly connected, 
American Stilt, {H. Mexicantis) . - - vii 52 
GENUS HiEMATOPUS. 
Bill pretty long, strong, straight, greatly narrowed 
at the base and compressed at the point ; feet of a mid- 
dling length, strong, the middle and exterior toes united, 
as far as the first articulation, by a thick membrane, in- 
ner toe slightly connected ; all the toes with a rough 
border; soles of the feet furnished with a thick, wai'ty 
skin. 
Pied Oyster-catcher, {H, ostralegus) - - - viii 15 
GENUS CHARADKIUS. 
Bill shorter than the head, straight, compressed ; 
feet of a middling length, slender, the outer and middle 
toes connected by a small membrane. 
Kildeer Plover, (C. vociferiis) - - - - vii 77 
Piping P, (C. melodus) - - - - - v 30 
Ring P. (C. hiaticuld) - - . - . vii 69 
Wihorts P, (C. Wilsonius) ----- ix 242 
