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BLHMENTS OF OElflTHOLOGT. 



soaring at so ^eat a height as to be hardly visible. The 

 Horned Screamer is said to be a quiet peaceable bird in spite 

 of its spurred wings. 

 The name of a curious Bird from New Caledonia must not 



Mg. 45. 



The Seriema (Carianva cristata). 



be passed over unnoticed by the student. This is the Kagu 

 (BhinochcBtus juhatus, fig. 47), a grey Bird with orange and scarlet 

 feet and bill. Even in captivity it will often perform antics 

 which are quite remarkable. In its native haunts it hunts for 

 snails, worms, and other small creatures by night. 



