decurved

A bird of slighter build, but similar coloration to the Knot; smaller (length eight inches) and with a slightly decurved bill.

Bill slender and much decurved; tail usually pointed and stiffened.

Bill slender, decurved, brownish black above paler below; feet and legs brown; iris dark brown.

Body of the premaxilla pointed and slightly decurved; its length and breadth less than the basis cranii.

Bill short, stout, cerate; upper mandible with the tip elongated and decurved; lower mandible rounded and thin-edged at the end.