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GEALLATOEES, OE WADING BIEDS. 



female lays four or five eggs, on which she sits during the night 

 only, the high temperature produced by a tropical sun supplying 

 the necessary warmth. As soon as hatched the young ones leave 

 the nest, and are able to follow their parents about. 



Fig. 123. Horned Screamer or Kamichi (Palamedea cornuta, Sw. ). 



The Common Jacana is black, with neck and shoulders of a 

 reddish brown, and green wing- feathers. 



In the KAMICHT, or HORNED SCREAMER (Palamedea cornuta), the 

 beak is shorter than the head, slightly compressed, and bent at the 

 point ; the wings are wide-spreading, and provided with strong 

 spurs on the shoulders ; the toes are separated, and furnished with 

 long, stout, and pointed claws. Their plumage is of a blackish 



