. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 401 Crabier.—The Boat-bill (Ccmcroma cocMearia).—It ig a small heron, having an oddly-shaped beak, much resembling a boat turned upside down. It frequents the shores, and feeds chiefly on the smaller Crustacea. Sometimes it is culled the Wallaba Bird. Cric
. Wanderings in South America, the north-west of the United States, and the Antilles, in the years 1812, 1816, 1820, & 1824 [microform] : with original instructions for the perfect preservation of birds, etc. for cabinets of natural history. Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865; Zoology; Zoologie. EXPLANATORY INDEX. 401 Crabier.—The Boat-bill (Ccmcroma cocMearia).—It ig a small heron, having an oddly-shaped beak, much resembling a boat turned upside down. It frequents the shores, and feeds chiefly on the smaller Crustacea. Sometimes it is culled the Wallaba Bird. Cricket.—^Waterton uses the colloquial term. The so-called Crickets are in fact Cicadas, several species of which are common in the southern parts of Europe. Only one British species is known, and may be found in the New Forest. In Guiana, the Cicadas attain a very large size, and their cry has been compared to the whistle of a railway engine. Cuckoo, Metallic {Coccygus Americanus). Curlew, Scarlet.—Waterton here employs the colloquial name for the Scarlet Ibis {[Tantalus] Ibis rubra). There are several species of Ibis, the most familiar being the sacred Ibis of Egypt, which figures so largely in the ancient Egyptian sculptures and paintings. This is but a dull bird in colour, being only white and black, and with a neck quite bare of feathers, and looking as if made of a very old and very crumpled black kid glove. The Scarlet Ibis, however, is far more beautiful than any of its congeners, being of a most brilliant scarlet, with a few patches of jet SCARLET CURLEW. The accompanying illustration represents one of these birds at it appeared when sunning itself in the Zoological Gardens. It bowed its head until the tip of the curved beak nearly D D. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wat
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