Volume 2

The gardens and menagerie of the Zoological Society delineated / Published, with the sanction of the council, under the superintendence of the secretary and vice-secretary of the society.

  • Zoological Society of London.
Date:
1831
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The gardens and menagerie of the Zoological Society delineated / Published, with the sanction of the council, under the superintendence of the secretary and vice-secretary of the society. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Tue Black Stork resembles the White in form and proportions, but is somewhat smaller in size; and the hue of its plumage, as might be gathered from the epithets applied to the two birds, is very different. But these epithets, if taken strictly, are far from being correct: the White Stork having, as we have seen, a portion of its plumage black ; and the Black exhibiting a variety of shades, of which, however, that from which it derives its name is the most predominant. Its bill, like that of the former bird, is full seven inches in length, and of a dusky red, approaching to orange; as are also the legs and toes. The colour of the naked skin surrounding the eyes is dull red, and that of the irides hazel. On the head, neck, upper surface of the body, and wings, the feathers are of a deep glossy black, intermingled with varying shades and reflections of violet and green, which become more strongly