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proportioned to their immoderate length of bill. 

 The jabiru guacu is not above the size of a com- 

 mon stork, while the jabiru with the smallest bill 

 exceeds the size of a swan. They are both co- 

 vered with white feathers, except the head and 

 neck, that are naked ; and their principal diffe- 

 rence is in the size of the body, and the make of 

 the bill, the lower chap of the jabiru guacu be- 

 ing broad, and bending upwards. 



A bird still more extraordinary may be added 

 to this class, called the Anhima, and, like the two 

 former, a native of Brasil. This is a water fowl 

 of the rapacious kind, and bigger than a swan. 

 The head, which is small for the size of the body, 

 bears a black bill, which is not above two inches 

 long j but what distinguishes it in particular is a 

 horn growing from the forehead as long as the 

 bill, and bending forward like that of the fabu- 

 lous unicorn of the ancients. This horn is not 

 much thicker than a crow-quill, as round as if it 

 were turned in a lathe, and of an ivory colour. 

 But this is not the only instrument of battle this 

 formidable bird carries ; it seems to be armed at 

 all points ; for at the fore-part of each wing, at 

 the second joint, spring two straight triangular 

 spurs, about as thick as one's little finger; the 

 foremost of these goads or spurs is above an inch 

 long, the hinder is shorter, and both of a dusky 

 colour. The claws also are long and sharp ; the 

 colour is black and white ; and they cry terribly 

 loud, sounding something like vyhoo vyhoo. They 

 are never found alone, but always in pairs ; the 

 cock and hen prowl together j and their fidelity 



