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Synopsis of the Birds . 
30. Pinxatipedes. Bill straight, slender : toes lobated 
31 o II yg rob ATiE. Bill elongated : toes semipalmated, 
ORDER V. ANSERES. 
Tarsi compressed, abbreviated : tibiae almost always partly 
naked : toes palmated. 
32. Longipenjntes. Toes palmated; hind toe free, or wanting: 
bill toothless : wings long, acute. 
* Nostrils immarginate. ** Nostrils tubular. 
33. Lameixosodentati. Toes palmated; hind toe free: 
bill toothed. 
34. Stecanopodes. Toes four, all connected by a broad 
membrane. 
* Bill entire. ** Bill serrated. 
35. Lobipedes. Toes lobated. 
36. Pygopodes Toes palmated ; hind toe free or wanting : 
bill toothless : wings short, rounded. 
* Four toed. ** Three toed. 
37. Impennes. Toes palmated; hind toe free, directed 
forward : no quills nor tail 
