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the edges of their liills with a sieve, (ir teedi like a line eiiiiil), witli whieli (hey leUiiii the 

 food, and eject the mud wliieli is taken in with it. This aecoiiut 1 had troni persons of 

 eredit ; but I never saw them feeding myself, and, therefore, eaunot al)solutely refute 

 the o2)iniou of others who say they feed on tisli, partieularly eels, wliiuh seeiu to be the 

 slippery prey Dr. Grew says that tlie teeth are contrived to liold." * 



The bird represented in the ei)gra\ing with the flamingo is one of a genus called 

 Jdhirii, and of a gigantic size. Tiie bill is long, conical, smooth, robust, compressed, and 

 pointed. The head and neck arc more or less bare of feathers. The anterior toes are 

 united at the base Ijy a membrane. 



