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large, pointed beak, which instead of descending, 

 as in the generahty of birds, turns slightly up- 

 wards: the front or face is bare of feathers, 

 and the legs are of great length, with feet of 

 the usual or general structure ; that is having 

 three toes forwards and one backwards. The 

 only species of this genus mentioned by Linnseus 

 is the Mycteria Americana or Common Jabiru, 

 a very large bird, a native of South-America, 

 of a white colour, with the bill, long wing- 

 feathers and tail black, and the neck bare, of a 

 black colour, encircled at the bottom by a brOad 

 red zone or collar; but' of late years two other 

 species have been added to this genus, one of 

 which is the bird now before us ; it is called 

 the M. Senegalensis or Senegal Jabiru, and 

 differs from the American or Common Jabiru 

 in having a pale or whitish beak, with a red 

 base, and crossed near the middle by a broad 

 black bar. Of this species a more particular 

 description may be found in the fifth volume of 

 the Transactions of the Linnsean Society. New 

 Holland has also afforded another species, smaller 

 than the former, and distinguished by having the 



