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emitted its common or natural note by the mouth, which is almoft conftantly 

 fucceeded by the internal found above-mentioned. 



The fize of this bird is at leaft equal to that of a common fowl, but its 

 length of neck and legs give it a ftill larger appearance. Its general colour 

 is blaclv, richly gloffed (particularly on the breaft) with a changeable blue- 

 green. The feathers on the neck and breaft are fhort and fcale-like : thofe 

 on the wings and body long-fibred and loofe. The wings and back are ci- 

 nereous, accompanied on the upper parts with a ferruginous caft. 



It is a native of South America, in many parts of which it is not un- 

 common. In its habits and manner of life it feems to partake of the nature 

 both of the Gralte and Gallina?, feeding not only in the manner of poultry, 

 on grain and vegetables, but likewife on fifli. 



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