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Pterocletes

PTEROCLETES Bill as in Game-birds ; tarsus short and feathered ; hind toe very small or absent ; inhabit sandy districts ; food, seeds ; eggs laid on ground, oval in shape, ochreous or buff marked with brown or rufous.