. On the natural history and classification of birds . 362 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OP BIRDS. Numenius, Brisson.* Bill long, considerably arched,strong, hard: the upper mandible broader than groove extending the whole length. Nostrilslateral. Tarsus lengthened. The anterior toes mar-gined and semipalmated; the hinder one arquata. Selby, pi. 13. Phaeopus. lb. pi. 14. Family CHARADRIADiE. Plovers. Bill short; the basal half soft, the remaining portionhard : the culmen suddenly elevated and curved. Nasalgroove deep, extending to half the length of the long. The three a
. On the natural history and classification of birds . 362 ON THE CLASSIFICATION OP BIRDS. Numenius, Brisson.* Bill long, considerably arched,strong, hard: the upper mandible broader than groove extending the whole length. Nostrilslateral. Tarsus lengthened. The anterior toes mar-gined and semipalmated; the hinder one arquata. Selby, pi. 13. Phaeopus. lb. pi. 14. Family CHARADRIADiE. Plovers. Bill short; the basal half soft, the remaining portionhard : the culmen suddenly elevated and curved. Nasalgroove deep, extending to half the length of the long. The three anterior toes cylindrical; thehinder generally Squatarola, Cuvier. Bill typical. Feet as in theScolopacidce. The anterior toes margined, flattened,and semipalmated ; the hinder toe very natatorial type ? {fig. 320. a, b) S. melanogaster. PI. Enl. 853, 854. 923. Charadrius, Linn. {fig. 320. d) Size small. Wingsvery long, and pointed; the first quill toe always wanting. C. morinellus. Selby, ii. pi. 39. f. 1, 2. Vanellus, Brisson. Lapwing, {fig. 321. a) Size long, ample; the four first quills nearlyequal. Spines on the carpus, and naked lobes on * It is obvious that this is the representative only of Tantalus; butwhether it is one of the primary divisions, or merely a subgenus (in con-junction, perhaps, with Falcinellus), in the circle of Himantopus, mustremain undetermined, until we know more of the form of Oreopholus, andof the affinities of Tachydromus, &c. CHARADRlADiE. 321 363
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