Juvenile Library in London, Middlesex

Description of jabiru and boatbill among Guiana birds

The excerpt catalogs jabiru anatomy with a six foot official length measure from beak to claws, noting a thirteen inch black bill and red neck plumage against white body. It describes the boatbill as a broad fat billed bird of Guiana and Brasil, plus a long mane of feathers and a cracking bill sound when angered. It then surveys herons as a widespread tribe with many species and Britain natives, citing Briffon and Linn?. It notes the harsh life of herons and Burton's view of their misery.