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as well as by a great quantity of gulls. The flamingoes with 

 their long legs, red wings and pink curved beaks look like 

 bewitched umbrellas when in flight. Their flesh is excellent 

 and equal to the best wild-fowl. Herons and ardeids in 

 general, and worst of all pelicans, are absolutely uneatable 

 in spite of what the natives say. They compare the cream 

 made from the heavy midriff of the pelican to an excellent 

 butter with a flavour of fish. It is true, then, that in this 

 world it's all a matter of taste. 



