. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 314 CEDICNEMID^ . No web between the anterior toes. a'. Hind toe absent Calidris, p. 410. 6'. Hind toe present. a^. Toes long, far exceeding the tarsus in length. a^. With a frontal shield Actophilus, p. 337. 6^ No frontal shield Microparra, Tp. 3il. V. Toes moderate, tarsus about equal to or exceeding the middle toe and claw. a^. Ear opening well behind the level of the hinder edge of the eye Tringa, p. 404. 6'. Eye placed far back, so that the ear opening just touches the level of the hinder edge of the eye. a*. Tail feathers 16 (in South African species),
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 314 CEDICNEMID^ . No web between the anterior toes. a'. Hind toe absent Calidris, p. 410. 6'. Hind toe present. a^. Toes long, far exceeding the tarsus in length. a^. With a frontal shield Actophilus, p. 337. 6^ No frontal shield Microparra, Tp. 3il. V. Toes moderate, tarsus about equal to or exceeding the middle toe and claw. a^. Ear opening well behind the level of the hinder edge of the eye Tringa, p. 404. 6'. Eye placed far back, so that the ear opening just touches the level of the hinder edge of the eye. a*. Tail feathers 16 (in South African species), outer ones narrowed Gallinago, Tp. 412. h^. Tail feathers 10, outer ones not narrowed Bostratula, p. 418. Family I. CEDICNEMID^. Skull holorhinal; nostrils pervious; no basipterygoid processes, and sixteen cervical vertebrae. The external characters are given in the description of the single South African Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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