. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . U, ptrmiilmn af thi Hen. fCahrr , Tring WHALE-HEADED STORK j4 rare speciesj remarkable for the hug^e size of the heak STORKS, HERONS, AND PELICAN TRIBE 51. account of tlie peculiar gait, which bears a fanciful resem-blance to the measured pacing of an officer on parade. Likeall the Storks, they have large bodies and very long legs, butthc_\- have outstripped all their relati\-es in the enormous sizeof the beak. The features which have earned this unenviablereputation for ugliness are the peculiarly unkempt an
. Birds of other lands, reptiles, fishes, jointed animals and lower forms; . U, ptrmiilmn af thi Hen. fCahrr , Tring WHALE-HEADED STORK j4 rare speciesj remarkable for the hug^e size of the heak STORKS, HERONS, AND PELICAN TRIBE 51. account of tlie peculiar gait, which bears a fanciful resem-blance to the measured pacing of an officer on parade. Likeall the Storks, they have large bodies and very long legs, butthc_\- have outstripped all their relati\-es in the enormous sizeof the beak. The features which have earned this unenviablereputation for ugliness are the peculiarly unkempt andunwashed appearance of the head and neck. These are butscantily clothed in very shabb\-, brown-looking down-feathers; the -1: is made still
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