ORDER grall.t:. 335 



have four long toes, nearly destitute of membrane, 

 hence these birds frequent trees on the banks of 

 rivers, whence they precipitate themselves on the 

 fish, which form their most common food; their 

 motions are slow, and their attitude is stooping and 

 contracted, Hke that of the herons. The Genus 

 CymhopSy of Wagler. 



Cancroma Cochleara. L. Enl. 38 and 369. Vieill. 

 Gal. pi. 249. 



Is as big as a pullet ; whitish, with the back grey, 

 or brown ; and the belly, red ; the front is white, 

 behind which is a black cap, which is changed into 

 a long crest in the adult male. It inhabits the hot 

 and humid parts of South America. 



At the end follow 



The Herons. Ardea. Cuv. 



Which have the biU cleft to under the eyes, with a 

 small nasal foss, prolonged by a furrow down nearly 

 to the point. They are remarkable moreover for a 

 trenchant indentation at the inner edge of the nail 

 of the middle toe ; their legs are scaly ; the toes and 

 the thumb are rather long, the external palm obser- 

 vable ; and their eyes are placed in a naked skin, 

 which is extended down to the bill. Their stomach 

 is a very large bag, but little membranaceous, and 

 they have only one very small coecum. They are 



