. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. CHAPTEE Genus I BID O RH YNCHUS. CHARADKiiDJi rostro valde arcuatOj tarso omnino reticulato. Diagnosis of genus. The Ibis-billed Oystercatcher is the sole representative of the genus which has almost Generic •11 J. 1 T 1 1 i? -i i- characters. unnecessarily been estabushed tor its reception. The diagnosis of the genus IbidorhyncJms may be slightly altered from that of Hamatopus as follows :— Charadriid^ with a much decurved bill, and with the tarsus reticulated
. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. CHAPTEE Genus I BID O RH YNCHUS. CHARADKiiDJi rostro valde arcuatOj tarso omnino reticulato. Diagnosis of genus. The Ibis-billed Oystercatcher is the sole representative of the genus which has almost Generic •11 J. 1 T 1 1 i? -i i- characters. unnecessarily been estabushed tor its reception. The diagnosis of the genus IbidorhyncJms may be slightly altered from that of Hamatopus as follows :— Charadriid^ with a much decurved bill, and with the tarsus reticulated all round. It probably represents the descendants of a party of Oystercatchers which escaped from the Polar Basin along none of the four coasts which lead from it, but ascended the Yenesay to find refuge in MongoHa from the cold of a Glacial Period. It frequents the banks of mountain-streams, and is not known to have visited the coast. It is said to be capable of enduring great cold. 2s. 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 Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London : H. Sotheran
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