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of remote and extensive forests, where it builds on the tops 
of the highest pines, or other trees, forming a considerable 
nest of sticks, in which it deposits two or three large green- Nest, &c. 
ish-white eggs, which (according to ''rmmrinckx and Wae- 
LER) are sometimes marked with indistinct dusky spots. 
It feeds upon fish, reptiles, insects, small mammalia, &c. Food. 
When caught, it is easily domesticated, and soon becomes 
very tame; nor does it, like the White Stork, seem to make 
such pugnacious use of the bill as characterises many other 
groups of the Ardeada, even submitting to be taken up and 
handled, without displaying anger. A beautiful specimen of 
this bird is now to be seen in the Gardens of the Zoological 
Society; and I have remarked, that in its quiescent state, it 
assumes exactly the attitude described by Monracu, viz. 
standing on one leg, with the neck much shortened, and the 
hinder part of the head resting between the shoulders, whilst 
the bill is supported by the forepart of the neck, and nearly 
hidden under its loose projecting feathers. 
PiaTE 11. * Represents the bird in about half the natural 
size. 
The head, .neck, the whole of the upper parts of the body, Genera! 
the wings and tail, are black, glossed with tints of the aa 
richest purple and green, varying according to the light 
in which the bird is viewed ; the under parts are pure 
white. The bill, the naked orbits of the eyes, the gular 
pouch, and the legs, are red. 
In the young state, the head and neck are brown, speckled 
with deeper shades. The back and upper parts are 
brownish-black, with paler margins to the feathers, and 
slightly glossed with green. The bill is dusky red, 
brighter towards the tip; the orbits are the same. The 
legs and toes are orange-brown. 
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