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Subfamily HIMANTOPODINÆ. Genus HIMANTOPUS Brisson, 1760.
ОглавлениеBill long, slender, straight, and pointed; wing long and slender, reaching well beyond tip of tail, first primary much the longest; tail short and square; legs extremely long and slender; bare portion of tibia equal to three-fourths of tarsus, the latter two and one-half times as long as middle toe with claw; toes webbed at base; hind toe wanting.