Book III. O^^IT HO LOqY. itj 



§. xvii. 



* The Brazilian Heron, with a ferrate Bill, of Marggrave. 



TT is of the bignefsof a tame Duck.-, or a little bigger : Hath a (freight, (harp Bill, 

 the fore-half, as well above as beneath, doubly ferrate, four inches and an half 

 long. It hath the Head and Neck of a Heron 3 a black Pupil, with a golden circle: 

 Its Neck is a foot long 5 its body fiveinches and an half} its Tail four, wherewith the 

 Wings end. The whole Legs are nine inches and an half long: The upper, to the 

 middle part only, covered with feathers, the lower half being bare. In each Foot 

 four Toes, after the ufiial manner. The upper Bill is dusky, but toward the rife of a 

 yellowilh green. The whole Head, and upper fide of the Neck are covered with 

 long feathers, of a pale yellow colour, waved with black. Under the Throat it is 

 White. The Neck beneath, the Breaft and lower Belly have white feathers, waved 

 with brown, which [brown] is round about edged with yellow. The whole Back 

 and Wings are covered with dusky feathers, waved with yellow. The quil- feathers 

 of the Wings are mixt of equal parts of black and green, their tips being white. The 

 Tail confifts of fuch feathers as the ends of the Wings, but eroded with white lines,, 

 The Legs and Feet are of a dark grey colour. The Claws dusky. Its flefti is eaten 5 

 and taftes like that of other Herons. 



§. XVIII. 



* Guiratinga of the Br -afdians, called by the Portugues Garza, that is, a Heron. Marggrave., 



IT is of the bigneis of the Spoon-bills or Pelecan of Gefner, and the lame fhape of 

 body. It walks erect, with its long Neck and extended Bill, which is {freight, 

 {harp, yellow, four inches long, the upper part thereof black, the lower white. It 

 hath long Legs like a Heron, of about fix inches. The Toes are after the ufual man- 

 ner. The Legs outwardly, as alfo the Feet, are yellow, inwardly mixt of green and 

 dusky. The whole body is covered with milk-white feathers. On the neck are moft 

 elegant white feathers, more fine than Ofiriches. It is a Water-fowl, and its upper 

 Legs are [ for fome (pace] bare of feathers. 



(. XIX. 



* A fmall Brafdian Heron of Marggrave. 



ITisfcarcefobig as a common Pigeon: Hath a very long Neck 5 affreight; (harp 

 Bill, dusky above, of a yellowilh white beneath, two inches and an half long : 

 A fhort, (harp Tongue : Eyes of a mean fize, with a black Pupil, and a yellow circle : 

 A fmall Head 5 a (lender Neck, but feven inches long, whereas the length of the Body 

 is fcarce four : Long Legs, each live inches 5 the * upper half bare of feathers half* This part of 

 way: Four Toes in each Foot, placed the common way, with crooked and fliarp ^J 1 ^ 5 ^. 11 ^ 5 

 Talons. As for its colour, near the Eyes, where the Bill is inferted the skin is of a Ao^in- %% 

 yellow \_melini.~\ The Head above is covered with feathers of a (teel-colour, with deed ican ; 

 pale brown ones intermingled. . The whole Neck, with the Bread and lower Belly Jj^rT^w 

 have a white Plumage, mixt with cinereous and pale feathers, (b that they appear the legs in 

 variegated. The Back is black, and partly of a Steel colour, with pale brown fea- SJSecSn-' 

 thers intermingled. The long Wing-feathers are greenifh, having a white (pot on temodium 

 their tips. The reft of the Wing is elegantly variegated of brown, fteel-colour, from the fo0 ^ 

 wax-colour, and afh-colour. The Tail is twoinches long, covered with the ends of 

 the Wings, which aie equally extended with it. The Legs above are mingled of afti 

 and wax-colour. T he naked part and the Feet are covered with a yellow skin. The 

 Claws brown. This bird walks ereel: and ftately^ 



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