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in a standing posture, with the hinder part of its 

 body supported upon the nest, as if seated in a 

 chair. The Araucanians value the flamingo 

 highly, and make use of its feathers to ornament 

 their helmets and the ends of their lances. 



The pillu (tantalus pillu) is a species of the 

 ibis. Its plumage is white, mottled with black, 

 and its general resort is the rivers and the fresh 

 water lakes. Of all the aquatic birds, the pillu 

 has the longest legs, which, comprehending the 

 thighs, are two feet eight inches in length. The 

 size of the body, which is nearly that of a tame 

 goose, is by no means proportionate to the length 

 of the legs; the neck is two feet three inches 

 long, and the region of the crop, which is small^ 

 is destitute of feathers. The head is of a middle 

 size, the bill large, convex, and sharp-pointed^ 

 about four inches in Irn::!]!, and entirely bare of 

 fealhei's ; it has four toes on each foot, which 

 arc united at their base by a very small mem- 

 brane ; the tail is siiost aad entire like that of 

 almcit ail aquatic birds, Ihe Spaniards call it 

 tlie stork of Chili; but it differs from the stork 

 in various resjccts. 1 have never seen it li2:ht 

 upon trees or any elevated object, and it almost 

 always continues in the marslics and on the banks 

 of rivers, where it feeds upon reptiles; it usually 

 ri;ik( s its nest among rushes, in which it lays two 

 v/hite ei!;gSj a little inclining to blue. 



Thuhc birds wiiich have the t'jcs separate and 



