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stances as above detailed. The birds were all living, and in his 

 possession, about a year ago, and had shown no disposition what- 

 ever to leave him. " 



The length of this species is three feet, extent five feet two 

 inches; the bill is black; irides dark hazel; upper half of the neck 

 black, marked on the chin and lower part of the head with a 

 large patch of white, its distinguishing character; lower part of 

 the neck before white; back and wing-coverts brown, each fea- 

 ther tipt with whitish; rump and tail black; tail coverts and vent 

 white; primaries black, reaching to the extremity of the tail; 

 sides pale ashy brown; legs and feet blackish ash. 



The male and female are exactly alike in plumage. 



