THE 
AUSTRALASIAN JABIRU. 
Generic Character. 
bill subascendant, sharp* with the upper man¬ 
dible triquetrous. 
Front bare. 
Nostrils linear. Feet tetradactylous. 
Specific Character, &<r. 
White JABIRU, with the head and neck green- 
black; the coverts, scapulars, and tail black; 
the bill black, and the legs red. 
New Holland JABIRU. 
Li n. Trans. Vol. 5. p. 34. 
The common or American Jabiru has long since 
been known to naturalists, and is found in many 
parts of South America. The present species is a 
native of Australasia, or New Holland, and differs 
very strikingly from the American bird in the ap¬ 
pearance of the head and neck, which, instead of 
being bare, are entirely covered with feathers of a 
most elegant dark green, similar to those ot a mal¬ 
lard, and accompanied by au elegant blue or purple 
D % changeable 
