. A monograph on the anatidae, or duck tribe. ANATINJE.] 40. GENUS XI. RHYNCHASPIS. Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus parvis, et non lobatis. Tibia parte quart itdenudatae. Rostrum longum, ad apicem multum latissimum. Lamella elongate. Nares ovales,prope culmine et baso locatee. Lingua obtusa, ad apicem appendieulata, lateralitei una ordinesetarum brevium, et supra bas setas postice novem spinis instructa ; et duplici ordine centralispinarum brevium ornata. Anat. Char. Trachea tubute inferiore parte maxima. Larynx inferior bulbo parvo osseolatere Ext. Char. Feet with the hind toe small, a
. A monograph on the anatidae, or duck tribe. ANATINJE.] 40. GENUS XI. RHYNCHASPIS. Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus parvis, et non lobatis. Tibia parte quart itdenudatae. Rostrum longum, ad apicem multum latissimum. Lamella elongate. Nares ovales,prope culmine et baso locatee. Lingua obtusa, ad apicem appendieulata, lateralitei una ordinesetarum brevium, et supra bas setas postice novem spinis instructa ; et duplici ordine centralispinarum brevium ornata. Anat. Char. Trachea tubute inferiore parte maxima. Larynx inferior bulbo parvo osseolatere Ext. Char. Feet with the hind toe small, and not lobated. Thighs with a fourth partnaked. Bill long, much the broadest at the tip. Nostrils oval, placed near the culmen and obtuse, with an appendage at the tip, furnished with one row of short bristles on the above these bristles behind with nine spines ; in the middle, above, with a double rank of stoutspines. Anat. Char. Trachea with tube largest inferiorly. Inferior Larynx with a small bulbextending on one side and behind.
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