. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. ORDER OF HERONS, STORKS, IBISES, ETC. Order Hcrodioiics NDER this order are grouped the long-legged wading birds generally found along shores or on muddy flats. Their necks are long, but are easily bent into a strongly curved S-shape. Their wings are rounded, long, and broad, and the tail short. The toes are four in number, all on the same level, long, slender, and without webs. The head is more or less naked with small, elevated nostrils, and the skull slopes gradually to the base of the bill. The bill is variable and divides the order into three s
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. ORDER OF HERONS, STORKS, IBISES, ETC. Order Hcrodioiics NDER this order are grouped the long-legged wading birds generally found along shores or on muddy flats. Their necks are long, but are easily bent into a strongly curved S-shape. Their wings are rounded, long, and broad, and the tail short. The toes are four in number, all on the same level, long, slender, and without webs. The head is more or less naked with small, elevated nostrils, and the skull slopes gradually to the base of the bill. The bill is variable and divides the order into three suborders: the Spoonbills and Ibises (Ibidcs) have the bill grooved along the side from nostril to tip, a peculiarity not found in the other members of the order; the Storks and Wood Ibises iCiconicc) have the bill very thick at the base and curved near the tip which is rather blunt; the Herons, Egrets, Bitterns, etc. (Hcrodii) have the liill straight and sharp-pointed. The first of these suborders, as its name indicates, contains two families, and the others one each. Their food is principally fish, reptiles, amphibians, moUusks, and other aquatic animals. The food is seized by a quick, straight thrust of the bill. Because of the structure of their feet, they are naturally good perchers and generally nest in trees. The nests are clumsy and crude, the eggs few. The young are naked, or nearly so, when hatched, and are fed and cared for in the nest by the SPOONBILLS, IBISES, AND STORKS Order HcroJioiics: families Platalcidcc. Ibididar. and Ciconiidcc. 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 Pearson, T. Gilbert (Thomas Gilbert), 1873-1943. New York, The University Society
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