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Bird, also with a shortish beak, which emits a cry somewhat like 

 the subdued bark of a dog. By some Ornithologists it has been 

 taken to be a sort of long-legged Hawk or Falcon, and it is a 

 bird of prey as far as reptiles are concerned— at least, it has a 

 great reputation as a Serpent-killer, so that by many it is highly 

 valued and carefully protected. 



Fig. 44. 



The Trumpeter {Psophia cre^tans). 



The Horned Screamer (Palamedea cornuta, fig. 46) is a Bird of 

 very singular aspect, since a delicate horn, about 5 or 6 inches 

 long, curves upwards and forwards from about the middle of its 

 Lead. It has a short beak and large feet, and each of its wings 

 has a long, strong, and sharp spur. It does not scream so loudly as 

 do two allied species (Ghauna), which have no horn. The voice 

 of one of these is said to be so loud as to be audible when 



