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and the bill is long, conical, smooth, and 

 pointed. The body is entirely white ; the 

 head and neck are very bare of feathers, and 

 covered with a thick black skin ; and the 

 tail is broad and short : the legs, which are 

 more than two feet long, are thick and scaly ; 

 and the bill and feet are black. Our figure 

 represents a gigantic species from the west 

 coast of Africa', the Mycteria Senegalensis, 

 on the shore of which it must form a strik- 

 ing featnre. In the enormous size of the 

 beak this species resembles the Adjutant of 

 India, and like that bird, we suppose this 

 species to be somewhat of a carrion eater. 



JACAMAR. (Galbula.) The birds be- 

 longing to this genus, of which there are but 

 a few known species, are very mucti allied 

 to the Kingfishers, except that their feet are 

 quite different, and they inhabit moist woods; 

 whereas the Kingfishers are only found on 

 or near the banks of rivers. Their plumage 

 has a metallic lustre, which it is extremely 

 difficult to imitate. 



The GREEN JACAMAR (Galbiila viridis) is 

 a splendid bird, about the size of a lark ; 

 its prevailing colour on the upper parts of 

 the body being a most brilliant, changeable 

 green, glossed with copper and gold. The 

 beak is about two inches in length, black, 

 slightly incurved, and sharp-pointed : the 

 legs, which are short and weak, are a green- 

 ish yellow ; and the claws black. Its breast 



and belly are of a dusky yellow hue, and 



3ge-shapcd 

 the two middle feathers very long, and the 



*y y 

 the chin white. The tail is 



the two middle feathers ver, , 



outer ones much shorter, The habits of this 



bird are very solitary ; it resorts to the 

 thickest ' part? of the woods, where it can 

 obtain plenty of insects, and is seldom seen 

 in company with another. Its flight is short 

 and quick ; and it is said to have an agree- 

 able note. 



The PARADISE JACAMAR (Galbula pnra- 

 disea) is a less solitary bird than the others 

 of this genus ; being found in pairs, and fre- 

 quenting the more open parts of the woods. 

 It is nearly a foot in length : beak two and 

 a half inches long, black, pointed, square, 

 and compressed on the sides : head of a dull 

 violet green ; throat, fore part of the neck, 

 and under wing-coverts white ; the rest of 

 the plumage green, varying in shades and 

 glosses according to the lights in which it is 

 viewed ; the two middle tail-feathers six 

 inches long, and the outer one only an inch : 

 legs black. Native of Surinam and Cayenne. 



JACANA. A genus of wading birds, dis- 

 tinguished by the extraordinary length of 

 their toes and their spine-like claws, espe- 

 cially that of the hinder toe. They are very 

 light birds ; and the wide surface over which 

 their toes extend, enables them the more 

 easily to procure their food, consisting of 

 worms, small fishes, and insects, by walking 

 on the leaves of aquatic plants which float 

 on the water. Various species of the Jacana, 

 which in contour and habit resemble our 

 moor-hen, are spread over the tropical re- 

 gions both of the Old and New World. 



The COMMON JACANA (Parra Jacana~) is 

 about ten inches long, the beak being up- 

 wards of one inch, and orange-coloured : the 

 head, throat, neck, breast, and under parts 

 are black ; the back, wing-coverts, and sca- 

 pulars bright chestnut ; spur on the wing 

 yellow, and the bend of the wing varied with 

 black : the quills olive-yellow, tipped and 

 partly edged with dusky ; tail rounded, 

 chestnut tipped with black ; legs greenish 

 ash. These birds inhabit Brazil, Surinam, 

 and other parts of South America and the 

 West Indies : they are very shy and noisy, 

 and their note is very shrill. 



The INDIAN JACANA (Parra Indica) is a 

 shy bird, frequenting stagnant lakes, and 

 building its nest upon floating materials, 

 among weeds, near the banks. It has a yel- 

 low beak, with the base of its upper man- 

 dible dusky blue ; and near the gape a red 

 spot : over the eye is a white streak, which 

 reaches some distance down the side of the 

 neck : the head, neck, and upper parts of 

 the body are deep blue-black : the back and 

 wings are ashy-brown : legs dirty yellowish- 

 brown. 



The BRONZED JACANA (Parra cerva) is a 

 highly elegant species inhabiting Brazil. 

 The prevailing colour of the body is black, 

 brilliantly glossed with blue and violet re- 

 flections : its head and neck are of a brilliant 

 bronzed-green colour : behind the eye is a 

 white streak : the quills are black ; the 

 wing-coverts dull yellow ; and the rump and 

 tail are blood-red. 



JACCHTJS, or MARMOZET. A genus of 

 Monkeys, of a small size, with short muzzle, 

 tiesh-coloured face, and round head. The 

 five fingers are armed with claws, e_xcept the 

 thumbs of the posterior extremities, which 

 have nails : fur very soft ; tail full and hand- 

 some. Length of body about eight inches ; 

 tail eleven. General colour olive-gray; head 

 and shoulders nearly black ; the tail and 

 lower part of the back are annulated with 

 pale gray ; and two tufts of pale hair grow 

 round the ears. They are squirrel-like in 

 their habits, and omnivorous ; feeding on 

 roots, seeds, fruits, insects, snails, and young 

 birds. Native of Guyana and Brazil. 



JACK. [See PIKE.] 



JACKAL. (Canis awreiw.) This animal 

 in its appearance somewhat resembles the 

 fox, while its habits are more like those of 

 the wolf. It is a native of India, Persia, and 

 various other of the warmer parts of Asia, as 

 also of Barbary, and the interior of South 



