Genus— PELAGODYPTES M. and H. 
(Plate 85.) 
Pelagodyptes Murphy and Harper, Bull. 
Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., Vol. NLIV., 
p. 503, Dec. 23rd, 1921. Type (by 
monotypy).. .. .. .. .. Pelecanoides georgica 
id. ib., Vol. XXXV., p. 66, April 1st, 1919. 
(Bill fig. in two positions on p. 502, fig. c, and 
pi. xxn., figs. 1 and 2 ; pi. xxm., figs. 
1 and 2.) 
Bill relatively broad in proportion to its length (width at the base equal 
to three-fifths of the exposed culmen), the sides tapering sharply from base to 
tip. Mandibular rami diverging at a relatively wide angle, enclosing a short, 
broad inter-ramal space. Nasal eminence thin-walled, the shape of the oval, 
closely appressed nostrils in dried skins, always more or less altered by shrinking. 
Anterior end of paraseptal process strongly developed, and projecting almost as 
prominently into the middle of the nostril as in Puffinura. Claws relatively 
sharp and slender ; claw of middle toe longer than the third phalanx ; claw of 
inner toe extending beyond the base of the claw on the middle toe. Tail more 
than twice the length of the exposed culmen and one-third longer than the 
tarsus. Wing not more than three times as long as the tail (Murphy and 
Harper). 
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