. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. 286 BRANCH CHORDATA Order VI. Odontoglos'sae.—The American flamingo, of the warm parts of the Atlantic coast, is our representative of this order. It is a large, web-footed, long-necked, wading bird. The color varies from rose to vermilion. It has a heavy, bent, lamellated bill, with which it scoops up and crushes small mol- lusks and crustaceans, on which it feeds. Its webbed feet are used more for support in walking on the soft mud than for swim-. Fig. 233.—Ring-necked duck (Aylhya collaris); 17 inches. men.) (From speci- ming. Flamingoes
. Principles of economic zoo?logy. Zoology, Economic. 286 BRANCH CHORDATA Order VI. Odontoglos'sae.—The American flamingo, of the warm parts of the Atlantic coast, is our representative of this order. It is a large, web-footed, long-necked, wading bird. The color varies from rose to vermilion. It has a heavy, bent, lamellated bill, with which it scoops up and crushes small mol- lusks and crustaceans, on which it feeds. Its webbed feet are used more for support in walking on the soft mud than for swim-. Fig. 233.—Ring-necked duck (Aylhya collaris); 17 inches. men.) (From speci- ming. Flamingoes nest in colonies. A colony visited by Mr. Chapman contained upward of two thousand nests. One or two eggs make up a clutch. The voice is a vibrant honking, like that of a wild goose. Order VII. Hero'diones.—This order is representotl hy such birds as the storks, herons, ibises, and spoon-bills. They are long-billed, long-necked, long-legged, wading birds, with short tails and broad, rounded wings. They frequent the water and. 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 Daugherty, Lewis Sylvester, 1857-; Daugherty, L. S. , Mrs. , 1859-. Philadelphia, London, W. B. Saunders
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