. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. i. ROSEATE SPOONBILL. AjAJA AJAJA. Char. Head bare, skin green, orange, and black; bill long, broad, flat, and widened towards the end ; neck, breast, and back white; short plumes of breast, wings, and tail rich carmine; tail and patch on neck buff; under parts deep rose color. Length about 30 inches. A'est. In a colony, placed amid the tall grass of a salt marsh near the mouth of a river or on a marshy sea island
. A popular handbook of the ornithology of eastern North America [microform]. Birds; Ornithology; Game and game-birds; Water-birds; Oiseaux; Ornithologie; Gibier; Oiseaux aquatiques. i. ROSEATE SPOONBILL. AjAJA AJAJA. Char. Head bare, skin green, orange, and black; bill long, broad, flat, and widened towards the end ; neck, breast, and back white; short plumes of breast, wings, and tail rich carmine; tail and patch on neck buff; under parts deep rose color. Length about 30 inches. A'est. In a colony, placed amid the tall grass of a salt marsh near the mouth of a river or on a marshy sea island; made of twigs loosely ar- ranged, — a mere platform, raised several inches from the ground. Kk^S^- 5-7 ; dull white or pale buff, spotted with brown ; .'.60 X The Red or American Spoonbill chiefly dwells within the tropical regions of the continent, being common in Jamaica and other of the West India islands, as well as in Mexico,. 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 Nuttall, Thomas, 1786-1859; Chamberlain, Montague, 1844-1924. Boston : Little, Brown
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