46 ELEMENTS OF ORNITHOLOGY. 
soaring at so great a height as to be hardly visible. The 
Horned Screamer is said to be a quiet peaceable bird in spite 
of its spurred wings. 
The name of a curious Bird from New Caledonia must not 
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The Seriema (Cartama cristata), 
be passed over unnoticed by the student. This is the Kagu 
(Lthinocheetus jubatus, fig. 47), a grey Bird with orange and scarlet 
feet and bill. Even in captivity it will often perform antics 
which are quite remarkable. In its native haunts it hunts for 
snails, worms, and other small creatures by night. 
