^iRDS. GRALLi;. 46. Paiamedea. 47.My£lem. 36^ 
4^. PALAMEDEA. Bill conic, the upper 
mandible hooked ; nojlrils oval : feet 
4-toed, cleft, a very fmall membrane 
connecting the toes at the root. 
Screamer, 
Wings with 2 fpints at the Lend ; front hbrned. 
. Horned 'Sc. 
inhabits the fenny and rnaritime parts of South America ; 3 feet 
4 inches long ; they are always foUnd in pairs, and feed on 
herbs, feeds and reptiles ; makes a nell of mud, fhaped like 
an oven, and lays 2 eggs ; when alarmed riffes from the 
ground with a loud aivd continued fereaming ; the flefh when 
young is fometimes eaten. 
and legs black ; irids golden ; body above blackidi, be- 
neath white; loings reddilh beneath; /pines ftrong, lharp, 
horny, triangular, yellow ; horn on the front recurved, 
found, whitilh, 3 inches long ; hind-toe ftraight. 
Wings unarmed ; front creded. CreJIed Sc^ 
^habits Bra/L : lize of a heron. 
Bill^ and legs yellowifh ; irids golden ; ere/ black varied with 
cinereous, erefct ; body grey mixed with rufous and brown ; 
hind-toe placed fo high as not to touch the ground in 
"'alking. 
47* MYCTERIA. Bill a little bending up-* 
■vvards, fharp-pointed, upper mandi- 
ble triangular ; front bald : nojlrils li- 
near : tongue fmall ot o : feet 4-toed;^ 
cleft. Jabirui 
. "He ; quill and tail-feathers purplilh-Black. 
j American J. 
nhabits the marfhes of South America ; nearly 6 feet long ; 
migratory and gregarious ; feeds on fifh which it devours ia 
large quantities ; builds in trees hanging over the water, and 
lays 2 eggs. 
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