. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . )illars serve them for nesting places, every pillar having anest upon it. During their migrations Storks are observed in vast flocks. saw three flights of them leaving Egy))t, and passing over MountCurmel, each half a mile in width; and he says they were three hoursin passing over
. The history of birds : their varieties and oddities, comprising graphic descriptions of nearly all known species of birds, with fishes and insects, the world over, and illustrating their varied habits, modes of life, and distinguishing peculiarities by means of delightful anecdotes and spirited engravings . )illars serve them for nesting places, every pillar having anest upon it. During their migrations Storks are observed in vast flocks. saw three flights of them leaving Egy))t, and passing over MountCurmel, each half a mile in width; and he says they were three hoursin passing 308 THE CHAJA. THE CHAJA. The Chaja, or Crested Screamer, is about the size of a Heron: thebill is short, bent like that of a bird of prey, and of a yellowishbrown: the irides are gold-colored; on the forehead, just above theMil, is a tuft of black feathers, variagated with ash-color; the head,aeck, and body are grey, mixed with brown; the wings are furnishedwith spurs; the legs pretty long, of a dull yellow; the hind toe placedhigh up, so as not to touch the ground in walking.
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