General Remarks, 8?e. 



Having thus given a comparative outline of the most 

 remarkable circumstances of the bills and feet, in what we 

 have described of the Linnaean genera, we cannot help 

 noticing the curious bill of the Pelican,* which is provided 

 with a large flexible pouch, in the under-side of which he 

 can carry away half a bushel of dead fish. 



The Flamingo owes all its singularity to the amazing 

 length of its neck and legs, the bill is broadest in the 

 middle and bending suddenly inwards, something like the 

 head of a walking stick, and the lower mandible also, 

 three times as thick as the upper one. This is the only 

 instance that is known in nature of a bird having such a 

 form. The Horned Screamer has a kind of sharp bill 

 springing out of the shoulder of each wing and supposed to 

 be extended for self-preservation, and from the center of 

 the forehead proceeds a sharp and curvated bristle hanging 

 forwards over the bill. Such are some of the most striking 

 contrasts and exhibitions of variety, not demonstrated always 

 through a whole family of birds, but most likely brought 

 forward by the hand of the Creator, to excite our wonder 

 and surprize at the greatness of all his designs. 



* We shall shortly hate the pleasure of presenting our Subscribers with a 

 representation of the Pelican, from the drawing taken from a beautiful living 

 specimen in the possession ef Mr. Polito. 



