. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . Mexico, Ariz., Calif., and south-ward. STORKS—Family CiconidaeWOOD IBIS 188. Mycteria americana. 40 to 46 in. Entire head unfeathered and covered with scales;both head and legs are pale bluish in color; eje brown;plumage entirely white except for the glossy purplish-black primaries and tail. This large bird is a truestork and is very similar to the common EuropeanStork. The name ibis was incorrectly and unfortunatelyapplied to this species, and tends to confusion. Itsflight is very easy and graceful, accomplished wi
. Bird guide : water birds, game birds and birds of prey east of the Rockies . Mexico, Ariz., Calif., and south-ward. STORKS—Family CiconidaeWOOD IBIS 188. Mycteria americana. 40 to 46 in. Entire head unfeathered and covered with scales;both head and legs are pale bluish in color; eje brown;plumage entirely white except for the glossy purplish-black primaries and tail. This large bird is a truestork and is very similar to the common EuropeanStork. The name ibis was incorrectly and unfortunatelyapplied to this species, and tends to confusion. Itsflight is very easy and graceful, accomplished with aslow flapping of the wings, alternated at short intervalswith long sails. At times they mount high in the airand circle about like hawks or vultures. Notes.—Loud, hoarse croaks. Nest.—A shallow platform of sticks in bushes or atlow elevations in trees, usually over the water, the birdsswarming in the most inaccessible swamps. Their 3 or4 eggs are white and granular. Range.—Breeds in the Gulf States and north to SouthCarolina; later maj- stray north to New
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