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JABIRU 



JABIRU, according to Marcgrave ^ the Brazilian name of a 

 bird, subsequently called by Linnaeus Myderia americana, one of 

 the largest of the Ciconiidai (Stork), which occurs from Mexico 



Jabiru, Mycteria americana. 



southwards to the territory of the Argentine Republic. It stands 

 between 4 and 5 feet in height, and is conspicuous for its massive 

 bill, slightly upturned, and its entirely white plumage ; but the 

 head and neck are bare and black, excejDt for about the lower third 



^ An apparently accidental transposal of two of the figures given by this 

 author {Hist. Nat. Brasilia, pp. 200, 201) misled several of his successors from 

 Piso to Brisson, until noticed by Buifon {Hist. Nat. Ois. vii. pp. 280-286). 



