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The bird, called by the French, agame, by the natives cani- 

 cani, and vulgarly the trumpeter from its voice, is peculiar 

 to Guyana. It is about the size of a turkey ; its body is with- 

 out a tail, and of an oval figure ; the feathers on the back are 

 grey ; those on the breast are blue and long, and those on the 

 rest of the body are black ; its legs are long, slender, and of 

 a bluish green ; the neck is long, the bill green and pointed, 

 and the eyes bright ; it is very tame, and is often kept among 

 other poultry. 



The flamingo, as it is called from its resemblance to the 

 North American bird of that name, is about the size of a heron. 

 It is covered w^ith feathers of a bright scarlet colour, and is 

 without a tail ; its neck and limbs are long and slender ; its 

 head small, and the bill long, slender, and arched. These 

 birds live together in numbers on the banks of the rivers, or 

 on the shores of the sea. They are very tame, and often mix 

 with the poultry on the plantations. 



The tigri fowlo, or tiger bird, is about the size of a heron. 

 It has a reddish colour, spotted with black ; hence the name. 

 The bill and legs are long, slender, and of a light green colour; 

 the neck is long and covefed with long depending feathers ; 

 the eyes are yellow, and the head small, upon which is a 

 round black spot. 



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