. A monograph on the anatidae, or duck tribe. 71 [ GENUS II. BIZIURA. Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus lobatis, externis inter mediis aequantibus. Tibiaplumosae. Rostrum validum, latum, ad apicem angustatum. Mandibulce ambfe unguiculatae,inferior in maribus palea. magna pendente instructa. Nares rotundata?, in medio rostri, culminemversus positae. Cauda rotundata, rectricibus rigidis et acutis instructa. Ala remigibus, ad apicesincurvatis. Anat. Char. Ignoti. Ext. Char. Feet with the posterior toes lobated, the external ones equal to the feathered. Bill stron
. A monograph on the anatidae, or duck tribe. 71 [ GENUS II. BIZIURA. Ext. Char. Pedes digitis posterioribus lobatis, externis inter mediis aequantibus. Tibiaplumosae. Rostrum validum, latum, ad apicem angustatum. Mandibulce ambfe unguiculatae,inferior in maribus palea. magna pendente instructa. Nares rotundata?, in medio rostri, culminemversus positae. Cauda rotundata, rectricibus rigidis et acutis instructa. Ala remigibus, ad apicesincurvatis. Anat. Char. Ignoti. Ext. Char. Feet with the posterior toes lobated, the external ones equal to the feathered. Bill strong, broad, narrowed towards the apex. Both mandibles furnished withnails, the inferior one in the males with a large hanging wattle. Nostrils rounded, placed in themiddle of the bill towards the culmen. Tail rounded, furnished with stiff and acute quills. Wingswith the quills at the points incurved. Anat. Char. Unknown. BiznjRA. Steph. Leach. Type. Biziura lobata. ERISMATURIN^E.] 72 Mons. Temminck included this genus, together with all the other aquatic ducks, i
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