AMERICAN STORK. 



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a mile in breadth ; and he says they were three 

 hours in passing over. 



The Stork sleeps upon one leg, and previous to 

 its migrations makes a singular snapping noise with 

 its beak ; in doing this it is said to turn its head 

 backwards, with the upper part of the beak placed 

 on the rump, and the under set into the quickest 

 motion, made to act on the other. The flesh of 

 this bird is very rank, and is not fit for food. 



AMERICAN STORK. 

 (Ciconia Maguari.) 



Ci. alha, orhitis nudis coccineis, remigibus et tectricibus caiidce su- 



perioribus nigro-virescentibus. 

 White Stork, with the orbits naked, and crimson ; the quills and 



upper tail-coverts dusky green. 

 Ciconia Americana. Briss. Orn, 5. 36g. 3. 

 Ardea Maguari. GmeL Syst. Nat. 1. 623. — Lath, Ind, Orn, 2. 



677' 10. 



Maguari. Ray, Syn. Q7, 3. — Biif. Ois. 7. 275, 

 Cicogne Maguari. Temm, Man, d'Orni, 360. 

 American Stork. Lath, Gen. Syn, 5. 50. 10. 



Size of the common Stork : length about three 

 feet four inches : the head, the neck, the back, 

 the tail, and the whole of the under parts of the 

 body, are of a pure white : the feathers at the base 

 of the neck are long and pendant : the wings and 



