. The genera of birds : comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of the genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera . MCZ LIBRARYHARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE. MA USA. CHuUmaniels EalenlLiflLOttni. 1. AJSTSEHANAS ULeLaiLoleuca 2. g ami ens is . 3. 5ARKIDI0BJNTIS regia 4. CHENALOPEX asgyptiacus. MCZ HARVARICAMBRil olTYUSA Order VII. ANSERES. Family I. Anatidje. The third Subfamily, ANSERINE, or Geese, have the Bill as long as, or shorter than, the head, the culmen much elevated at the base and graduallysloping to the tip, which is ar
. The genera of birds : comprising their generic characters, a notice of the habits of the genus, and an extensive list of species referred to their several genera . MCZ LIBRARYHARVARD UNIVERSITYCAMBRIDGE. MA USA. CHuUmaniels EalenlLiflLOttni. 1. AJSTSEHANAS ULeLaiLoleuca 2. g ami ens is . 3. 5ARKIDI0BJNTIS regia 4. CHENALOPEX asgyptiacus. MCZ HARVARICAMBRil olTYUSA Order VII. ANSERES. Family I. Anatidje. The third Subfamily, ANSERINE, or Geese, have the Bill as long as, or shorter than, the head, the culmen much elevated at the base and graduallysloping to the tip, which is armed with a large broad nail, the sides compressed, and the marginal laminsemore or less apparent; the Wings lengthened ; the Tarsi longer than the middle toe, and the kneenaked ; the Toes short, and strongly webbed, with the hind toe short, elevated, and scarcely lobed. Cereopsis Lath.* Bill very short, with the base elevated, and the culmen arched for three fourths of its length, andthen depressed to the tip, which is protected by a large and broad nail; the nostrils very large, rounded,and pierced in the cere, which covers the basal portion of the bill to near the nail. Wings rather long,with the first q
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