. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . er parts of the Old World, the West Indies, and southeasternUnited States, wandering north to Xew England and Illinois. 4. White-faced Glossy Ibis (1S7. Plegadls guarduna).—Abird siniiliir to the lust. The foxng is so nearly like the young of the glossy ibisthat the determinationmust be more or less un-certain, but the aditlt hasWhite-faced Glossy Ibis ^^.j^j^g feathers around the base of the bill. The lores are red in life, while those of No. 3are greenish. Length, 24
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . er parts of the Old World, the West Indies, and southeasternUnited States, wandering north to Xew England and Illinois. 4. White-faced Glossy Ibis (1S7. Plegadls guarduna).—Abird siniiliir to the lust. The foxng is so nearly like the young of the glossy ibisthat the determinationmust be more or less un-certain, but the aditlt hasWhite-faced Glossy Ibis ^^.j^j^g feathers around the base of the bill. The lores are red in life, while those of No. 3are greenish. Length, 24 ; wing, lOJ ; tail, 4United States from Texas toCalifornia and ()regon ; casuallyto Kansas and Florida; sonlli-ward to West Inilies, Mexico,and South America. FAMILY XLVIII. SPOON-BILLS () A small family (G species)of long-legged, shore l)irds, witlipeculiarly broadened, s]>oon-sliaped bills. They all livein warm countries, and areusually found in method of obtainingfood is peculiar. The billis placed in the soft mud SpoonbUi tarsus, 3J ; culmen, SJ-fi. Western. FAM. XLIX. FLAMINGOES 275 and swung from side to side, the food, which consists mainly ofmollusks, being thus scraped up. 1. Roseate Spoonbill (183. Ajaja (i-\-zt-i) ajaja).—A very large, rare, soutliern, pink or rosy-colored ibis-like bird, with a head bare of feathers, and a bill much broadened at the tip, like a spoon. The sides of neck and end of the tail are buff, and the neck and upper back nearly white. The young has the head feathered. These birds are generally in flocks, and the nesting is in colonies. (Pink Curlew.) Length, 28-35; wing, 15; tail, 4^; tarsus, 4^; culmen, 6f. SouthAtlantic and Gulf States, south to Patagonia. ORDER XII. TOOTH-BILLED WADERS (.ODONTO-GLOSS^) An order consisting of the following: FAMILY XLLX. FLAMINGOES() A small family (7 species) of large, exceedinglylong-legged, long-necked, web-footed, semi-tropicalb
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