. Birds of North Carolina . from South Carolina to Brazil and Peru. Range in North Carolina.—Occasional on our coast in summer. 94 Birds of North Carolina The semi-inundated prairies of Florida appear to be the great stronghold of theWhite Ibis in the eastern United States. Here it may often be seen feeding bythousands in small scattered flocks. When alarmed they spring quietly in the airand depart with rajjidly beating wings. In flight their a])pearance is striking, theextended neck and long curved bill readily aiding one to distinguish them fromherons. For food they depend mainly on crayfish
. Birds of North Carolina . from South Carolina to Brazil and Peru. Range in North Carolina.—Occasional on our coast in summer. 94 Birds of North Carolina The semi-inundated prairies of Florida appear to be the great stronghold of theWhite Ibis in the eastern United States. Here it may often be seen feeding bythousands in small scattered flocks. When alarmed they spring quietly in the airand depart with rajjidly beating wings. In flight their a])pearance is striking, theextended neck and long curved bill readily aiding one to distinguish them fromherons. For food they depend mainly on crayfish and other crustaceans. Whenroosting or engaged in nesting the White Ibis is found in trees, often in some almostinaccessible swamp. After the breeding season, some individuals wander northwardalong the .\tlantic coast. On July 2G, 1898, Pearson found three immatvuT birds. Fiu. 60. Whitk Ibis. feeding on the marshes of North liivcr near Beaufort. One was secured and isnow prcservtHl in the State Museum. A gunner of the region said that the birdswere regular sununer residents and were known as Stone Curlews, Ijut duringvarious trips to this and other parts of the coast no additional specimens have beenfoimd. As it is by no means improbable that the Ibis, Plcgadis aulumiuilU (Linn.), mayappear in North Carolina, it may be useful to state tliat it can be from theWhite Ibis by the phimaKP of the wings ami tail being liifjhly metaUie in both old and range is from the Gulf States southward, Init it has lieen known to wander northward oc-casionally ix-s far even !is Nova Scotia. It is now a very rare bird, and so far lus known lireedsin the United States only on an island owned and protected by tlie National Association ofAudubon Societies in Alachua County, Florida. Descriptive List 95 15. FAMILY CICONIID^E. STORKS Genus Mycte
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