text_original: It was rather more than three feet in length  reckoning from the tip of its tail to the point of its curving beak, which of itself was nearly a foot long! Its colour was black above, and yellowish white underneath, the tail feathers being a clear white, with a broad black band crossing them near the middle.
text_transcription: IT WAS RATHER MORE THAN THREE FEET IN LENGTH RECKONING FROM THE TIP OF HIS TAIL TO THE POINT OF HIS CURVING BEAK WHICH OF ITSELF WAS NEARLY A FOOT LONG HIS COLOUR WAS BLACK ABOVE AND YELLOWISH WHITE UNDERNEATH THE TAIL FEATHERS BEING A CLEAR WHITE WITH A BROAD BLACK BAND CROSSING THEM NEAR THE MIDDLE
phonemes: ɪt wʌz ɹˈæðɚ mˈɔːɹ ðɐn θɹˈiː fˈiːt ɪn lˈɛŋθ ɹˈɛkənɪŋ fɹʌmðə tˈɪp ʌv ɪts tˈeɪl tə ðə pˈɔɪnt ʌv ɪts kˈɜːvɪŋ bˈiːk, wˌɪtʃ ʌv ɪtsˈɛlf wʌz nˌɪɹli ɐ fˈʊt lˈɔŋ! ɪts kˈʌlɚ wʌz blˈæk əbˈʌv, ænd jˈɛloʊɪʃ wˈaɪt ˌʌndɚnˈiːθ, ðə tˈeɪl fˈɛðɚz bˌiːɪŋ ɐ klˈɪɹ wˈaɪt, wɪð ɐ bɹˈɔːd blˈæk bˈænd kɹˈɔsɪŋ ðˌɛm nˌɪɹ ðə mˈɪdəl.