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SPOONBILL, 
Or Shoveller. 
PLATEtEA LeUCORDIA; 
The most remarkable peculiarity of this bird is its 
bill, from the shape of which it derives its appellation. 
This member is of a bright shining black colour, and 
has its upper surface waved with dotted prefuberances ; 
the whole substance being thin, light, and elastic like 
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