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all round the world in warm climates. They 

 are not migratory. Perhaps the most familiar 

 is an aberrant species, the Pheasant-tailed 

 Jagana, or Water-pheasant {Hydrophasianus 

 chirurgus), of India and the Oriental region 

 generally, a species with long, mostly white wings, 

 and in the breeding season a long black tail and 

 black underparts. The other Indian species, the 

 Bronze-winged {Metopidius indicus), is also well 

 known ; its body-colour is mostly black when 

 adult. The familiar African form is the Lily- 

 trotter (Phyllopezus africanus), chestnut brown, 

 with white neck. The type of the family (Jacana 

 jacana) is a South American bird, with black 

 head, neck and underparts, mahogany-red back, 

 and greenish-yellow quills. 



Kagu [RhinochetidcB). 



Diagnosis. — A ground-bird with rather long hill and 

 nostrils overhung by a scroll-like covering. 



Size. — About that of a fowl. 



Form.— 5^7/ rather long, strong, with nostrils covered 

 as above, mouth cleft nearly to eye ; feet with 

 long shanks, transversely scaled, no webs at base 

 of front toes, hind-toe short and useless; wings 

 short and rounded ; tail moderate. Head and 

 eyes large. 



Plumage and Colouration.— Feathering very powdery, 

 pale grey ; primary quills barred boldly with 

 black, brown and white. No sex difference or 

 seasonal change . Young pencilled with brown . 



YouNG.-^Downy, the down variegated. 



Eggs. — One only ; spotted. 



Incubation. — ^Thirty-six days. 



