THE STILT-WALKERS. 



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is heard the loud startling cry of the Horned Screamer. Formidable snakes of all kinds infest these 

 haunts ; but by the aid of the powerful, large, hard spurs upon the joint of each wing, it is enabled to 

 protect itself and its young from their assaults. If not attacked, however, its habits are shy, and its 

 disposition gentle. When in search of the leaves and seeds of the aquatic plants on which it partly 

 subsists, it wades deep into the water, and when on the ground walks with an air of pride, keeping its 

 head elevated. Its flight, as might be expected from the length and spread of its wings, is strong and 



THE ANIUMA, 0!t HORNED SCREAMER {PalameJia Camilla). ONE-FIFTH NATURAL SIZE. 



sweeping. These birds live in pairs that are united for life, and make their nest on the ground. 

 According to the natives they lay two white eggs. 



THE CHAUNA, OR TSCHAJA. 



The Chauna, or Tschaja (Chaiaia Chavaria), has a horn upon the brow, but a shorter beak 



than the Aniuma; the bridles are bare, the nape decorated with a crest, and the plumage soft, 



but not of velvety texture, on the head and neck. The feathers of the crest and on the crown are 



grey, those on the cheeks, throat, and upper neck white, those of the mantle brown, of the nape and 



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