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MYCTERIA. JABIRU. 

 Generic Character, 



MbStrum conico-longum, lae- 

 vigatum , validum , ac u turn , 

 utrinque compressum ; 

 raandibula superiore tri- 

 quetra recta, inferiore cras- 

 sior recurvata. 



Nares lineares. 



Caput collumque plus mi- 

 nusve denudatis. 



Pedes tetradactyli, digiti, an- 

 tici basi membrana con- 

 nexi : pollex humi incum- 

 bens. 



Beak conic elongatedjsmooth, 

 strong, acute, compressed 

 on each side; the up- 

 per mandible triangular, 

 straight; the lower stouter, 

 and recurved. 



Nostrils linear. 



Head and neck more or less 

 naked. 



Legs four-toed ; the anterior 

 toes connected by a mem- 

 brane at the base ; the 

 hinder one resting upon 

 the ground. 



Mycteria. Linn», Gmel, Lath,, VieiL, Cm. 

 CicoNiA. Briss, 



Very little is knowrt of the manners of the 

 Jabirus, which are natives of the tropical and 

 southern climates : they are mostly of a gigantic 

 size, are very voracious, and prey upon fish, frogs, 

 and other smaller animals : they reside in marshy 

 and boggy places* 



V. XI. p. II. 



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