HORNBILL é 
Genus IX. HORNBILL. 
N°. Abyffinian H. N° 3. Indian H. 
2. African H. 4. Crimfon H. 
Buceros Abyflinicus, Ind: Orn. i. p. 143. 4.—Meyer, Uch. der Neus. Zool, 
Entd. S. 117. : 
Abba Gumba, Erkoom, Bruce’s Trav. v. 3. p. 102.— & App. t. p. 169. 
Abyffinian Hornbill, Gen, Syn. i. p. 347. 4- 
HIS is fully defcribed by Mr. Bruce, who fays the total length 
is three feet ten inches, breadth fix feet; breadth of extended 
wings twenty-two inches: the bill is ten inches long, of which the 
horn meafures three inches and an half: the plumage in general is 
footy black: the large wing feathers are ten in number, and milk 
white: on the neck are feveral protuberances, as in the Turkey Cock, 
of a light blue colour, changing red on various occafions: the eye is 
reddifh or dark brown; eyelafhes long, efpecially the upper. 
This bird is found in Adyfinia, generally among the fields of Taf, 
feeding on green beetles, which frequent that plant; it has a putrid 
fmell, which has occafioned a fuppofition of its feeding on carrion: 
in the eaftern parts it is called 4bba Gumba, but in the language of 
Tigré, on the weft fide of the Tacazzi, it is called Erkoom. It has 
been feen with eighteen young ones, and runs on the ground for the 
moft part, but when raifed flies both ftrong and far. 
It builds in large thick trees, and when it can near churches ; hasa 
covered neft like that of a magpie, but four times as large as an 
eagle's, placing it firm on the trunk, without endeavouring to make 
it high from the ground, the entry always on the eaft fide. On the 
O2 froaticrs 
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ABYSSINIAN 
H. 
DEsCRIPTION. 
PLAGE, 
Mannera, 
