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feathers which fall down off the rump on each fide, 
are very long and fharp pointed, of a delicate tex- 
ture, and filky loftnefs ; the beak is very long, llraight 
and fharp pointed ; the crown of the head bare of 
feathers, of a reddifh rofe colour, thinly barbed 
with Ihort, ftiff, black hair; the legs and thighs are 
very long, and bare of feathers a great fpace above 
the knees: the plumage of this bird is generally 
of a pale afh colour, with fhades or clouds of pale 
brown and fky blue, the brown prevails on the 
fhoulders and back; the barrels of the prime quill- 
feathers are long and of a large diameter, leaving 
a large cavity when extracted from the wing : all 
the bones of this bird have a thin fhell, and conse- 
quently a large cavity or medullary receptacle. 
When thefe birds move their wings in flight, their 
ilrokes are flow, moderate, and regular ; and even, 
when at a confiderable diftance or high above us, 
we plainly hear the quill-feathers, their fhafts and 
webs upon one another creak as the joints or 
working of a veflel in a tempeftuous fea. 
We had this fowl drefled for fupper, and it made 
excellent foup ; neverthelefs, as long as I can get 
any other neceflary food, I fhall prefer their feraphic 
mufic in the ethereal fkies, and my eyes and under- 
Handing gratified in obferving their economy and 
focial communities, in the expanfive green favannas 
of Florida. 
Next morning we arofe early, and proceedings 
gradually defcended again, and continued many 
miles along a flat, level country, over delightful 
green favannas, decorated with hommocks or iflets 
of dark groves, confiding of Magnolia grandiflora, 
Morus tilia, Zanthoxylon, Laurus Borbonia, Side- 
roxylon, Quercus fempervirens, Halefia diptera, Cal- 
licarpa, Corypha palma, There are always groups 
