. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE YELLOW-LEGGED SPOONBILL 127 Genus Platibis. Nostrils in a deep depression. Inner secondaries with Ibis- like plumes. The Yellow-legged Spoonbill. Platibis flavipes. Austi-alia. White, with a tuft of elongated feathers on the fore-neck of light straw-colour; forehead and upper throat yellow; bill, legs and feet yellow. Total length 38 inches, eulmen 9, wing , tail , tarsus Young Jabirus (Xenorhynehus asiaticus) on Nest. H. Nielsen. Nest a fiat structure of sticks, lined with leaves, usually on a horizontal branch, over or near water. The four eg
. The birds of Australia. Birds. THE YELLOW-LEGGED SPOONBILL 127 Genus Platibis. Nostrils in a deep depression. Inner secondaries with Ibis- like plumes. The Yellow-legged Spoonbill. Platibis flavipes. Austi-alia. White, with a tuft of elongated feathers on the fore-neck of light straw-colour; forehead and upper throat yellow; bill, legs and feet yellow. Total length 38 inches, eulmen 9, wing , tail , tarsus Young Jabirus (Xenorhynehus asiaticus) on Nest. H. Nielsen. Nest a fiat structure of sticks, lined with leaves, usually on a horizontal branch, over or near water. The four eggs are white and measure about x inch. Sub-order Cicoitice. Family CiconiiiKe. Storks. Genus Xenorhynehus. Hind toe above level of rest. Lower jaw accurved at tip. Bill very long, as long as 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 Lucas, Arthur Henry Shakspere; Le Soue?f, W. H. Dudley. Melbourne, London [etc. ] Whitcombe and Tombs Limited
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