. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . ghtly arched, theridge narrow, but rounded, the sides sloping and slightly convex at the base,nearly perpendicular towards the end, the edges sharp, irregularly broken,the tip acute. Nasal groove short, near the ridge; nostrils linear, verysmall. Lower mandible with the angle of moderate length, extremely nar-row, the dorsal line straight and ascending, the sides erect and slightly con-vex, the edges sharp but irregularly serrated, the tip very acute. Head rather large, ovate. Neck short and thick. Body ra
. The birds of America : from drawings made in the United States and their territories . ghtly arched, theridge narrow, but rounded, the sides sloping and slightly convex at the base,nearly perpendicular towards the end, the edges sharp, irregularly broken,the tip acute. Nasal groove short, near the ridge; nostrils linear, verysmall. Lower mandible with the angle of moderate length, extremely nar-row, the dorsal line straight and ascending, the sides erect and slightly con-vex, the edges sharp but irregularly serrated, the tip very acute. Head rather large, ovate. Neck short and thick. Body rather full. Feetvery short; tibia bare for a considerable space; tarsus extremely short,roundish, covered all round with small round scales; toes rather small, placedin the same place, and connected by reticulated webs; the first toe verysmall, the third and fourth about equal, all scutellate above. Claws small,arched, compressed, rather sharp, that of middle toe largest, with an undu-lated thin inner edge. Plumage soft, blended, on the back and wings rather compact. Wings •V\ vVv K.
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