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trils linear ; feet very long and slender, palmate, the 
webs deeply indented, hind toe small, and raised from 
the ground. 
Red Flamingo, (P. ruber) ----- viii 
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GENUS RECURVIROSTRA. 
Bill very long, slender, flexible, depressed, re- 
curved ; nostrils narrow, linear ; feet very long, greatly 
flexible and compressed, semipalmate, hind toe very 
small, and raised from the ground. 
American Avoset, (R. Jlmericanct) 
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GENUS PLATALEA. 
Bill long, flattened and orbicular at the point ; nos- 
trils small, situated on the surface of the bill ; head 
naked ; feet long, strong, semipalmate, hind toe placed 
on a level with the rest. 
Roseate Spoonbill, (P. ajaja) - - - - 
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GENUS TANTALUS. 
Bill long, strong, bent downwards at the point, thick 
at the base, edges of the mandibles sharp, and bent in- 
wards ; nostrils small, situated near the base of the bill ; 
head and jugular pouch naked ; feet very long, almost 
semipalmated, tarsus as long again as the middle toe ; 
hind toe long, and placed on a level with the rest. 
Wood Ibis, (P. loculator) - - - - 
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