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MYCTERIA. JABIRU. 
Generic Character. 
Rostrum conico-longum, lae- 
vigatuin , validum 5 acu turn, 
utrinque compressum ; 
mandibula superiore tri- 
quetra recta, inferiore cras- 
sior recurvata, 
Nares lineares. 
Caput collumque plus mi- 
nusve denudatis. 
Pedes tetradactyli, digltl, an- 
tic! basi membrana con- 
nexi : pollex humi incum- 
bens. 
Beak conic elongated, smooth, 
strong, acute, compressed 
on each side; the up- 
per mandible triangular, 
straight; the lower stouter,, 
and recurved. 
Nostrils linear. 
Head and neck more or less 
naked. 
Legs four-toed ; the anterior 
toes connected by a mem- 
brane at the base ; the 
hinder one resting upon 
the ground. 
Mycteria. Linn,, Gmel., Lath., VieiL, Cm. 
CicoNiA. Briss, 
V ERY little is known of the manners of the 
Jabirus, which are natives of the tropical and 
southern climates : they are mostly of a gigantic 
size, are very voracious, and prey upon fish, frogs, 
and other smaller animals : they reside in marshy 
and boggy places. 
V. XI. P. II. 
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