ORDER PALMIPEDES. 59-5 



Tail, wedge-shaped ; body, white ; quills, all black ; 

 face, red. China. 



Sula. Brasilienis. Spix. 

 Braz. t. 107. 



Pale brown, spotless ; belly, whitish in the middle ; 

 quills, rather long ; tail, brown. Brazils. Krus- 

 tern^ Voy. 1. 18. — See also, Pelecanus Parvus. Lath. 

 Morus Parvus. Vieill. 



Anhinga. Plotus,* L. 



On a body and feet similar to those of the cormorant, 

 these carry a long neck, a little head, and a straight, 

 slender, and pointed bill, with the edges notched ; 

 the eyes and naked part of the face, are moreover, 

 as in the pelican, and these birds have also the 

 habit of building, like them, on trees. 



Certain species or varieties are known in both 

 continents ; they are not bigger than a duck, but 

 their neck is lonsrer. 



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Black-bellied Darter. PL Melanogaster, Enl. 959 

 and 960. Vieill. Gal. 278. Wilson, 9, 74. Latham, 

 vi. 96. 



Back, scapulars, and wing-coverts, striped black and 

 white ; quills, belly, thighs, and tail, black ; head, 



* Anhinga is the nanne of these birds among the Topinambous, accord- 

 ing to Marcgrave, Plotm or PUiutus, in Latin, signifies flat-foot. Klein 

 has used it for one of his family of Palmipedes, and Linnaeus has applied 

 it to Anhinga, 



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