. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 352 GEALLATOEES, OE WADING BIEDS. The principal species of this family are—the Spoonbill {Platalea), Stork (Ciconia), Jabiru {Mycteria, Linn.), Ombrette, Bec-ouvert, Drome, the BoatbiUs {Cancroma), Heron {Ardea), Crane {Grus), Agami and Caurale, and the Cariama {Palamedea cristata). The Spoonbill is remarkable for the singular form of its bUl, which is about four times the length of the head, straight, and. Fig. 136.—Common White Spoonbill {Plata
. Reptiles and birds. A popular account of the various orders; with a description of the habits and economy of the most interesting. Birds; Reptiles. 352 GEALLATOEES, OE WADING BIEDS. The principal species of this family are—the Spoonbill {Platalea), Stork (Ciconia), Jabiru {Mycteria, Linn.), Ombrette, Bec-ouvert, Drome, the BoatbiUs {Cancroma), Heron {Ardea), Crane {Grus), Agami and Caurale, and the Cariama {Palamedea cristata). The Spoonbill is remarkable for the singular form of its bUl, which is about four times the length of the head, straight, and. Fig. 136.—Common White Spoonbill {Platalea leucorodia^ Linn.). flexible; the upper mandible, about an inch and a quarter broad at the base, gradually narrows to three-quarters, and again increases to two inches at the point, causing a resemblance to a spoon, from which it takes its name. It uses this bill for dipping into the mud and water, whence it extracts worms and small fish, on which it principally feeds. It also eats water-insects, which it catches by placing its bill half open on the surface of the water, permitting them thus to float on to the lower mandible. It lives in small companies, and frequents places near the sea-shore. It is easily tamed. There are two species of them : the White Spoonbill, which has a tuft on the back of its neck, and is found in most parts of Europe—it is, however, seldom met with in France, and then only in the south; and the Rose-coloured Spoonbill, a native of South. 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 Figuier, Louis, 1819-1894; Gillmore, Parker, ed. Springfield, Mass. , W. J. Holland
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