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afh colour; the end of each feather tipped with black: the. quills are 
much the fame, but darker; and the inner webs, as they approach the 
bafe, are very pale. The firft quill feather is fhorter by three inches 
and three-fourths than the fecond, and the fecond full an inch fhorter 
than the third; which is the longeft of all; and the wings when 
clofed, cover full three-fourths of the tail. The tail itfelf is cunei- 
form, and confifts of ten feathers, of a deep afh colour; the two 
middle feathers are eleven inches long; the outer ones only feven 
inches and three quarters. Near the end of allthe feathers is a bar of 
black, which takes up moft fpace in the middle ones; the very tips 
of all for about an inch, are white: the margins of the inner webs, 
from the middle to the bafe, in all but the two mictdle feathers, are 
barred black and white; the feathers over the thighs, and the vent 
and under tail coverts, barred with the fame, but paler: the legs are 
fhort, meafuring from the heel to the toe joint only two inches; the 
toes of the fame length, and placed two before and two behind, as 
in the Toucan; their colour is blueifh black. 
This bird inhabits New Holland, where it is called Goe-re-e-gang ; it 
is not very common, and firft appears about Port Fack/on in Offober ; 
is feldom feen unlefs mornings and evenings, fometimes feven or 
eight together, but oftener in pairs: both on the wing, and when 
perched, they make a ftrange loud {creaming noife, not unlike that 
made by a common cock and hen, when they perceive a hawk or 
any other bird of prey hovering over them. They probabiy come to 
this part of New South Weles only to breed, after which they depart 
elfewhere in Fanuary, but where is not afcertained. In the crops and 
gizzards of feveral, were found the feeds of the red-gum and pepper- 
mint trees, which is believed to be their principal food, and fuppofed 
to {wallow them all whole, as the pericarpiuni or captule has been 
found in the ftomach; exuviz of fome beetles have a}fo been found, 
but not in quantity. The tail, which is not far fhort of the length 
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