NORTH AMERICA. I 40, 
well as his head ; the bare fkin on the neck appears 
loofe and wrinkled, and is of a deep bright yellow 
colour ; intermixed with coral red ; the hinder pan: 
of the neck is nearly covered with ftiort, ftiff hair ; 
and the Ikin of this part of the neck is of a dun-pur- 
ple colour, gradually becoming red as it approaches 
the yellow of the fides and fore part. The crown of 
the head is red ; there are lobbed lappets of a red- 
dim orange colour, which lie on the bafe of the 
upper mandible. But what is lingular, a large por- 
tion of the ftomach hangs down on the bread of the 
bird, in the likenefs of a fack or half wallet, and 
feems to be a duplicative of the craw, which is na- 
ked and of a reddifh flem colour ; this is partly con- 
cealed by the feathers of the brent, unlefs when it 
is loaded with food (which is commonly, I believe, 
roafted reptiles), and then it appears prominent. 
The plumage of the bird is generally white or cream 
colour, except the quill feathers of the wings and 
two or three rows of the coverts, which are of a beau- 
tiful dark brown ; the tail, which is large and white, 
Is tipped with this dark brown or black ; the legs 
and feet of a clear white ; the eye is encircled with 
a gold coloured iris ; the pupil black. 
The Creeks or M ufcogulges conflrucl their royal 
ilandard of the tail feather of this bird, which i s call- 
ed by a name fignifying the eagle's tail : this they 
carry with them when they go to battle, but then it 
5s painted with a zone of red within the brown tips j 
and in peaceable negociations it is difplayed new, 
clean, and white ; this ftandard is held moft facred 
by them on all occafions, and is conftrucled and or- 
namented with great ingenuity. Thefe birds feldom 
appear but when the defer ts are fet on fire (which 
happens aimpft every day throughout the year, in 
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