RYNCHOPS.
Bill long, laterally compressed, lower mandible longer than upper.
Rynchops ±lavirostris Vieillot. AFRICAN SCISSOR BILL.
summer. Above dark brown ; forehead, face, throat and underparts white ; under wing coverts brownish grey ; tail forked. Bill, legs and feet orange red. Wing 335-365. Bill to tip of upper mandible 54-65, lower mandible 78-98 (H.). In
winter, crown is white tipped, neck whitish, bill greenish grey towards tip.
An African species, which has occurred in Egypt between December and July, as far north as Nile Delta, and is reported to have bred there.