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tall, raifes him a great height in the air, and by repeated falls beats him 

 to death. When running he fpreads his wings, and is often feen thus 

 running and flying at once. Neftles in bulhes, fome feet from the 

 ground ; lays two white eggs, with rufty fpots j when difturbed, croaks i 

 is not dangerous, but mild. He eats meat greedily, does hot refufe fifh. 

 When repofing or fleeping, crouches on his belly : fome of his cries 

 refemble ibme of thofe of the eagle. His ordinary exercife is to walk 

 fwifcly, backward and forward, a long tjme without flopping j whence 

 his name of Mejfmger : as that of Secretary, from his feathers, as it were, 

 ftuck like a clerk's pen behind his ears. Diverts himfelf by throwing up 

 a draw frequently : when approached, he is fearful ; but foon recovers his 

 gaiety, and becomes curious. While the defigner was drawing him, he 

 came fever^l times to infpedt tl;e portrait, ftretching ou^ his neck, and 

 eredling his neck feathers ; often alfo fpreading his wings : when prompt- 

 ed by great curiofity, erects his neck feathers very high ; was never feen 

 to drink ; to eat at his eafe, he half lies down j his greateft ftrength 

 fcems to be in his feet, by a blow of which he will kill a chicken, or a 

 rat, for which he will watch affidueufly before its hole j prefers living 

 animals to dead, and flefh to fifh. Is but lately known at the Cape of 

 Good-Hope ; inhabits the interior of Africa : alfo the Philippine Iflands. 

 In fome, the neck feathers are frizledj fome have two long feathers in 

 the tail, probably the male. 



THE GARIAMA 



SURPASSES the heron in fize j lives on the banks of waters, and 

 marfhcs ; has long feet, and naked legs, but a bill fhort and hooked 

 like birds of prey : carries his head high j his neck is long : at the bafc 

 of his bill, which is yellowifh, is a feather refembling an aigrette ; his 

 plumage refembles that of a hawk, being greylHi, waved with brown. 

 His eyes are bright gold-colour, having long black eye-Jaflies; his 

 feet "^yellowilh ; toes united at their origin by a partial membrane; the 

 middle toe longell (nail fhort and rounded) j the hind toe placed fo high, 

 as not to reach the ground ; heel thick and round, like that of the ofirich. 

 The voice of this bird refembles that of the turkey-cock, is loud and 

 audible from afar; his flefh is tender and delicate j is thought not incul- 

 pable of domeftication. Inhabits South Am.erica. 



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