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AMERICAN JABIRU. 
- (Mycteria Americana ) 
My. alba, remigibus rectricibusque nigro-piirpurascentibus. 
White Jabiru, with the quills and tail-feathers of a purple-black. 
Mycteria Americana. Linn. Syst. Nat. 1. 232. 1. — Gniel. Sysl. 
Nat, 1. 6l6. — Lath. Ind. Oni. 2. 670 1. 
Ciconia Brasiliensis. Briss. Orn. 5. 371- d. 
Jabiru-guacu. Raii. Syn. qQ. 5. — Ois. / . 282. 13. — 
Bujf. Bl. Enl. 817 * 
American Jabiru. Lath. Gen. Syn. 5. 22. pi. 75. 
This bird is about the size of the common Stork : 
its beak is black : the whole plumage is white, 
except the head and about two-thirds of the neck, 
which are destitute of feathers, and are of a dusky 
hue ; the lower part of the neck is also naked, 
and is of a fine red : on the hind head are a few 
greyish feathers : the wings and tail are of a dee}) 
purplish tint : the legs are strong, and covered 
with black scales. The young are said to be grey 
the first year, rose-colour the second, and pure 
white the third. 
Inhabits the savannahs of Cayenne, Guiana, and 
other parts of South America. It constructs its 
nest in great trees, and lays two eggs. The young, 
as well as the old birds, are very voracious, and 
consume a great quantity of fish ; they are very 
wild : the young birds are frequently eaten, but 
the old are very unpleasant food, being tough and 
oily. 
