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Frank is a splendid fellow, standing Pe 
nearly three feet high, on long green 
legs ; the general colour of his plumage 
is slate grey, with black wings. Down 
the sides of his long thin neck are jet- 
black stripes; on his head a long crest of 
purplish black ; and his long dagger- 
shaped beak is brilliant yellow, orange, 
and green, so that when he stalks 
solemnly over the sandy beach of the little 
river he makes a striking and imposing 
figure. His neck is arched like a letter 
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