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1        Toes simple 2

          Toes with membranes or webs. 44

2        Legs feathered to the knees or below 3

          Legs naked above knees, long; bill cylindrical 34

3        Bill arched strong 4

          Bill straight or if bowed weak 10

4        Bill with projecting process at point. Toes underneath warty 5

          Bill plain, Toes rough underneath 7

5        Outer toe connected as far as first joint to the middle one 6

          Toes cloven to their origin. Strix

6        Bill much hooked, with a naked [cue] at base. Falco

          Bill straight hooked at the end, without cue. Lanius

7        Toes four 8

          Toes only three. Otis

8        Legs bare of feathers below knees 9

          legs feathered to the claws. Tetrac

9        Cheeks covered with skin base of feather; tail long. Phasianus

          Cheeks feathered; tail short. Ferdix

10      Bill turned at base. Columbia

          Bill simple ll

11      Bill sharp edged, convex above 12

          Bill pointed, conic 22

12      Three toes before, one behind 13

          Two before 2 behind 20

13      Toes divided to their origin 14

          Toes more or less connected 15

14      Bill weak bowed hind-toe very large [Culthia]

          Bill straight, slightly bowed at end Coracias

15      Nostrils partly covered with bristles or feathers 16

          Nostrils small at base of bill 19

16      Tongue cloven at the end 17

          Tongue either jagged or plain 18

17      Nostrils covered with recumbent brittles. Corvus

          Nostrils partly covered upper mandible over reaching acute. Orioles

18      Tongue with horny jugged point. Pitta

          Tongue very short, flat acute Alcedo

19      Tongue arrow-shaped Upupa

          Tongue jagged at end Merops

20      Bill weak roundish slightly curved 21

          Bill strong straight pointed. Picus

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21      Tongue long cylindrical with bony point. Yungi

          Tongue short Cuculus

22      Upper mandible hooked at point 23

          Upper mandible simple 24

23      Tongue cloven Hirundo

          Tongue entire. the middle toe broad [uviate] Caprimulgus

24      Bill notched at point 25

          Bill entire 27

25      Toes divided to their origin. Bill at base bent with bristles. Muscicapa

          Toes slightly connected 26

26      Nostrils oval naked Turdus

          Nostrils hid in reflected bristles Ampelis

27      Bill very conic, strong, pointed 28

          Bill taper, straight 30

28      Upper mandible with a concave roof 29

          Upper mandible with glibosity in roof Emberiza

29      Bill thick at base, lower mandible bent in at edges, tongue truncate Loxia

          Tongue terminating in a scale Fringilla

30      Nostrils covered with bristles or feathers 31

          Nostrils naked 33

31      Tongue cloven or jagged 32

          Tongue truncate, bristly at end Farus

32      Tongue cloven hind claw long straight Alanda

          Tongue lacerated tail long bill slightly notched at end Motacilla

33      Nostrils surrounded with rim, bill strongish Sturvus

          Nostrils depressed, bill weak Sylvia

34      Only three toes 35

          Toes four 37

35      Nostrils linear 36

          Nostrils orate Cursorius

36      Bill obtuse slender Charadrius

          Bill long, wedge-shaped Hamatopus

37      Toes palmate at base 38

          Toes connected or cloven 39

38      Bill much dilated at end Flatalea

          Bill cylindrical, furnished with [Jugur] pouch Fantalus

39      Nostrils linear 40

          Nostrils small 42

40      Bill straight 41

          Bill much curved Numenius  

         

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41      Bill weak, cylindrical Scolopax

          Bill strong acute, Ardea

42      Back toe small weak. Tringa

          Back tow common sized, wings & tail short weak 43

43      Upper mandible reaching far in forehead becoming membraneous, Gallinula

          Forehead feathered Rallus

44      Toes furnished with a membranes on each side, not connected 45

          Three or four of the toes all united together 47

45      Forehead base Fulica

          Forehead feathered 46

46      Nostrils minute Phaloropus

          Nostrils linear Podiceps

47      Toes three all placed forwards 48

          Toes four 50

48      Nostrils linear 49

          Nostrils cylindrical; [illeg] in a tube hind toe like spur. [illeg]

49      Bill strong, laterally compressed Alca

          Bill pointed, nearly cylindrical Urica

50      All four toes united 51

          Three united 53

51      Bill with hooked nail at point 52

          Bill pointed Colymbus

52      Bill with sharp curvatures. Mergus ought it not to be in (53)

          Bill plain, Pelicanus

53      Bill nearly cylindrical 54

          Bill broad depressed obtuse Anas   

54      Bill straight 55

          Bill much bowed upwards Recurvirostra

55      Bill hooked at point, with an angular [illeg] on under mandible Larus

          Bill plain. Sternia.