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THE GREAT MARBLED GODWIT. 
wing from flexure 9 ; tail 34 ; bill along the ridge 4 T 6 *, along the edge of 
lower mandible 4 T \ ; bare part of tibia 1 T \ ; tarsus 2 ff ; middle toe 1 ,\, 
its claw 
Adult Female. 
1 he female is considerably larger than the male, but is similar in colour- 
ing, the lower parts of a less bright buff. 
Length to end of tail 204 inches, 
to end of wings 214 ; bill 5 . 
The inner edge of the middle claw 
is usually broken, which is a common 
circumstance in birds that have it 
very thin, but there are no regular 
serratures or notches upon it. 
Adult Male. Length to end of 
tail 164 inches, to end of wings 17, 
to end of claws 20 ; extent of wings 
284 ; wing from flexure 81 ; tail 3/2 ; 
bill along the ridge 3 jf, along the 
edge of lower mandible 3 T V; bare part 
of tibia 1 t 9 2 , tarsus 2 r 9 2 ; hind toe 4, 
its claw x 2 2 ; second toe 11 , its claw 
fh ; third toe 1 T V, its claw tV ; fourth 
toe lf|-, its claw 
Palate flat, narrow, with two 
longitudinal papillate ridges, and four 
series of very large papillm, termi- 
nating anteriorly in a single ridge, 
The edges of the mandibles flat. 
Tongue very long, 2 inches 1 twelfth, 
trigonal, tapering to a point, concave 
above, with two series of large pa- 
pillae, its base emarginate and papil- 
late. The upper mandible is entirely 
destitute of motion ; the lower with 
a joint on each side, as in the Herons. 
Width of mouth 4i twelfths. (Eso- 
phagus, a b c, 64 inches long, at the 
commencement 4 inch in width, pre- 
sently contracting to 4 twelfths, and 
so continuing as far as the proventri- 
culus, which is 7 twelfths in breadth. 
Stomach, c d e, of an oblong form, 1 
inch 4 twelfths in length, 9 twelfths 
