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GEALLATOEES, OE WADINa LIEDg. 



female la3'S four or five eggs, on whicli she sits during the night 

 only, the high temperature produced by a tropical sun supplying 

 the necessary warmth. As soon as hatched the young ones leave 

 the nest, and are able to follow their parents about. 



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Fig. 1-3. — Horned Scieumer or Kamichi {PaUimcdcti cornutu, S\v. ). 



The Common Jacana is black, with neck and .shoulders of a 

 reddish brown, and green wiug-feathers. 



In the K-VMK'ui, or Horned Scre.vmer {Palamedea cornuta), the 

 beak is shorter than the head, slightly compressed, and bent at the 

 point; the wings are wide-spreading, and provided with strong 

 spurs on the shoulders ; the toes arc separated, and fui'nished with 

 long, stout, and pointed claws. Their plumage is of a blackish 



