. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. liom one. em] of tl,e lake to ollu-r, a .listaiict. of or t!,nr-,,u;,vtor,s of a ⢠but . thoy nu-ro y riso almNo the surface of tlio «-ater ami fly off for about a luu'idred yards. Durnm tl,cl,t their « .vo .âf horizont^^.lly to tLeir full leiurtl legs are thrown out Wlule feeding hey u ter a slowly repeated 'cluck, cluck.' The stomach is extremelv lauscular, and the iood consists of aquatic insects and some kind of veo-ctahlc matter" i he gen
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Birds; Natural history; Oiseaux; Sciences naturelles. liom one. em] of tl,e lake to ollu-r, a .listaiict. of or t!,nr-,,u;,vtor,s of a ⢠but . thoy nu-ro y riso almNo the surface of tlio «-ater ami fly off for about a luu'idred yards. Durnm tl,cl,t their « .vo .âf horizont^^.lly to tLeir full leiurtl legs are thrown out Wlule feeding hey u ter a slowly repeated 'cluck, cluck.' The stomach is extremelv lauscular, and the iood consists of aquatic insects and some kind of veo-ctahlc matter" i he general colour of the Common Jacana is black, M-ith a sljoht greenish -loss takin- a lusty red tniting on the back and wing-coverts. The primary ouili-leathers'of the winS ai) green, and the wings arc ° iiuiiished at the bend with Ling and sharp claws. In the African .species these spurs are hardly per- ceptible. At the base of the beak i,s a curious leathery apjiendage, ^s^ rising upon the foiehead al)ove and depending towards the chin below. The claws are all very long, especially that of the hind tne, which is nearly straight, and JDiiger than the toe from which it proceeds. The pretty Chinese Jaciana well deserves the titl(>. of ITydro- pliasianus, or Water I'lieasant, a name which has been gi": (⢠fo it iiu account of the two' â /; featlu'i-s Mdiicli droop gr,:C i' >â ', in agentle curve. The (juili-tt.'athers of the wings are also ivmarkaljlc for certain little ai>, like hairy plumes, which proceed from the tip of each shaft. The Chinese Jacana, or Mkewa, is not confined to the country from vdu'eh it derives its popular name, but is found in vaii(jus parts of Asia, and has hcen obtained from the Himalayas and the Philippines. It is a very active bird on foot (ir in the water, swimming with grace, and traversing the iloating herbage in search of its food, which resemliles that of iiinst acpiatic birds. A tamed specimen fed rea
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