. A general synopsis of birds . of a tex-ture fomewhat cartilaginous, and tufted near the ends. The tongue of a fub-cartilaginous texture, divided at the end^,or rather deeply ferrated, and ciliated. Legs made for walking: toes three before and one * behind:the legs carinated at the back part. 4- XIV. Description. Lev. Muf. HPHIS Angular bird is about the fize of a Jay: the length frombill to tail is fifteen inches. The bill is black, very ftrong,and bent downwards; in length an inch and a quarter: thenoflrils are fituated in a hollow at the bafe of the bill, and areha
. A general synopsis of birds . of a tex-ture fomewhat cartilaginous, and tufted near the ends. The tongue of a fub-cartilaginous texture, divided at the end^,or rather deeply ferrated, and ciliated. Legs made for walking: toes three before and one * behind:the legs carinated at the back part. 4- XIV. Description. Lev. Muf. HPHIS Angular bird is about the fize of a Jay: the length frombill to tail is fifteen inches. The bill is black, very ftrong,and bent downwards; in length an inch and a quarter: thenoflrils are fituated in a hollow at the bafe of the bill, and arehalf covered by a membranous cartilage, which hangs over themas a cover: from the bafe of the lower mandible, on each fide, * I here take an opportunity of remarking an error of the prefs (for fuch onlyk can be) in the Genera of Birds, where it is mentioned, that this genus has threetoes before, and two behind, being five in all; a circumftance wholly unnaturalin the feathered tribes. See Gen. of Birds, p. g. 1. 15. fprings u-rt-cv&n rfa/ftc <3,Mr?/. WATTLE-BIRD. iprings a round fubftance, in texture like the wattle of a Cock jat firft this is of a fine blue colour, but afterwards becomes of afine orange: the irides are of a fine mazarine blue: from theforehead to the eye, and between that and the bill, the colour isof a deep black; the reft of the plumage dark afh-colour: thetail pretty long, confifting of twelve feathers, and is cuneiformin fhape, the outer feather being fhorter than the middle one byone inch : the wings, when clofed, reach to the bafe only: the legsare long : and the hind claw much longer than the others. This bird inhabits New Zealand throughout: it is often feen Place aw?walking on the ground, and fometimes perched on trees, thoughlefs frequent: its food confifts of various articles j berries of allkinds, and infects j and, according to the relation of fome, fmallbirds alfo. The flefh is good to eat, and was by fome accounted even fa-voury. It has a
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