Skull with a moderate rostrum, slightly hooked, and the nasal and maxillary
processes of the praemaxillae diverging anteriorly; the frontal region flat
with but little cancellous tissue. Coracoid stout. Manus armed with an
ossified tuberosity. Neck and feet long. Delto-pectoral crest of humerus
aborted.
This genus connects _Didus_ with the _Columbidae_. The male is much larger
than the female.