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She was fair , rather short , stout . Bill rather short , stout , somewhat conical , compressed , straightish , acute ; upper mandible with the dorsal line slightly arched , the edges without notch , the tip acute ; lower mandible with the dorsal line ascending , slightly convex , the edges a little inflected , the tip acute . Bill rather longer than the head , nearly straight , stout , much compressed ; upper mandible with its dorsal line much declinate , and nearly straight for a third of its length , then concave , ascending to the unguis , on which it is arched and decurved in the third of a circle , the ridge broad , convex , rounded at the base , separated in its whole length by a groove , margined below beyond the nostrils by a prominent line , from the sides , which are erect and slightly convex , the edges sharp , the unguis decurved , much compressed , with its sides flattened , and the tip acute ; nostrils sub-basal , prominent , tabular , having a horny sheath ; lower mandible with the angle very narrow , reaching to the tip , and having at its extremity a long slender interposed horny process ; the outline of the crura gently ascending , and quite straight , until near the end , when it is a little decurved , the sides ascending , nearly erect , a little convex , the edges sharp , the tip extremely compressed , its upper edges decurved . Feet of moderate length ; tarsus rather short , stout , with seven anterior scutella , of which the upper are blended , sharp-edged behind ; toes rather strong , the first stout , the middle one considerably longer than the lateral , which are equal ; claws rather long , arched , compressed , laterally grooved , tapering to a fine point . Bill longer than the head , nearly straight , stout , much compressed . Claws rather short , stout , arched , acute . Bill longer than the head , nearly straight , stout , compressed . " Bill very short , stout , higher than broad , its dorsal outline decurved from the base , the ridge narrow , the sides sloping and convex , the edges sharp and overlapping , the tip rather obtuse but thin-edged ; nostrils basal , oblong , operculate in the fore part of the wide nasal groove , which is partially covered with feathers ; gap-line a little arched ; lower mandible with the angle short and rounded , the dorsal line ascending and slightly convex , the ridge broad , the sides convex , the edges sharp , the tip obtuse . Head ovate ; neck short ; body short Tarsi rather short , stout , compressed , with eight scutella ; toes long , much compressed ; first very long , second much shorter than fourth ; anterior toes adherent at the base . Bill as long as the head , nearly straight , stout , deep , compressed , tapering ; upper mandible with a soft ovate or oblong tumid plate at the base , extending over the forehead , the dorsal line behind this slightly declinate , toward the tip arcuate , the ridge gradually narrowed to the middle , then slightly enlarged , the sides nearly erect , the edges sharp , the notches obsolete , the tip rather obtuse ; nasal sinus extending nearly to the middle ; lower mandible with the angle rather long and narrow , the dorsal line ascending , nearly straight , the sides nearly erect , the tip narrow . Head of moderate size ; neck long or of moderate length , slender ; body full ; legs generally short , stout , with little of the tibia bare ; tarsus scutellate ; toes four , first small ; anterior three palmate . Bill very short , stout , broader than high at the base , with the upper mandible convex , thin-edged , obtuse , the lower with the dorsal line convex , the tip rounded . Legs rather short ; tarsus very short , stout , roundish , feathered anteriorly for half its length , the rest covered with small roundish scales ; toes short , thick , scaly , with a few terminal scutella ; claws long , curved , conical , rounded beneath , acute . Feet of moderate length ; tarsus rather short , stout , with seven scutella ; toes rather strong , the first stout , the lateral equal .