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of wing feathers, the end of the tail, and the 

 part from whence arises its name, which are all 

 white. The beak is very strong, and* indeed 

 both the habits and appearance of the bird, 

 prove it to be of the Crow species. 



WHITE HAWK. 



The entire plumage of this bird is white, 

 the beak is black, and the cere and legs yellow, 

 in shape it resembles the English hen Harrier, 

 which is the falco cyaneus of Linna3iis. 



CASSOWARY. 



The Cassowary of New South Wales, is larger 

 in all respects than the well known bird 

 called the Cassowary, and differs so much even 

 in its shape, as to incontestibly prove it a new 

 species; The colour is a dirty brown grey, 

 inclined a little to white on the belly, the struc- 

 ture of the feathers, which are all small, are like 

 those of its common name-sake, having two 

 quills with their webs arising out of one shaft; 

 the head and beak resembles the ostrich in 

 shape as well as size ; the feathers, which very 

 thinly cover the head, are so small as to resem- 

 ble hair which descends much thicker down the 

 neck, except the chin and throat, where it is so 

 nearly bare as to shew the skin, which at those 

 parts is of a purple hue ; its wings are so short 



