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These abound in the Bay of Charles Town, in America, where 

 they are continually fishing. 



A. — Size the same ; length four feet. Bill thirteen inches long, 

 differing from many, in having the part of the upper mandible which 

 is next the base almost cylindrical, and not flat, though spreading 

 out considerably near the end; the plumage brown above; head, 

 neck, and under parts, brownish white; the lower half of the back 

 striped black and dusky white, the feathers being narrow, and edged 

 with the last colour. One of these was in the Leverian Museum. 



B. — Is in most things the same ; but the back wholly plain ; the 

 bag in both of an enormous size, taking up the greatest part of the 

 neck before; at the hind part of it, the whole length, the feathers 

 much longer than the rest ; though the nape of the neck and back 

 part of the head, were not at all crested. 



These last were brought from Cayenne. 



C — Size much the same. Bill yellow, upper mandible dusky 

 above, base cylindrical ; back of the neck soft, the feathers short, 

 like down ; plumage in general white, except the quills, which are 

 black ; the lower mandible furnished with a large pouch, as others. 



Inhabits Georgia, in North America, where it is reckoned a rarity. 

 One of them shot the 24th of June, in a pond, in company with 

 the Wood Ibis, by Mr. Abbot; he informs me, that these birds are 

 frequent on the southern parts of the sea coast ; and considered there 

 as a Variety, or more probably the foregoing in mature plumage. 



