THE 
AMERICAN JABIRU. 
Generic Character. 
Bill subascendant, sharp, with the upper man¬ 
dible triquetrous. 
Front bare. 
Nostrils linear. 
Feet tetradactylous. 
Specific Character, &c. 
White JABIRU with black wing-feathers and 
tail. 
Great AMERICAN JABIRU. 
The American Jabiru, till lately the only species 
known, is a native of South America, frequenting 
marshy places, and feeding in the general manner 
of the Heron tribe. Its size considerably exceeds 
that of a Stork, and indeed in some specimens al¬ 
most approaches to that of the Ostrich. This genus 
has been lately increased by a new species from Au¬ 
stralasia, as well as by another from India. 
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