. Arctic zoology .. . A. Dl V. D I V. WATER FOWLS. SECT, I. Cloven-Footed. 443» moSEATE SPOON-BIl. L. D I V. II. Water-Fowls. SECT. I. SPOON-BILL. Gen. Birds, UK. 33S. Roseate. Ajaja, Marcgrave, 204.—Wil. Orn.—Raii An.—Platalea ajaja, Lin. Syjl. 231. -—Latham, Spatule dAmerique, De Buffon, vii. 456.—?L EnU 165.—Du Pralx, ii. 84. S > With the fore part of the head and throat naked and whitilh :W-J the whole plumage white, tinged with a beautiful rofe-color, deep-eft about the wings and coverts of the tail, where it nearly approachescrimfon. Size of a Goofe. I
. Arctic zoology .. . A. Dl V. D I V. WATER FOWLS. SECT, I. Cloven-Footed. 443» moSEATE SPOON-BIl. L. D I V. II. Water-Fowls. SECT. I. SPOON-BILL. Gen. Birds, UK. 33S. Roseate. Ajaja, Marcgrave, 204.—Wil. Orn.—Raii An.—Platalea ajaja, Lin. Syjl. 231. -—Latham, Spatule dAmerique, De Buffon, vii. 456.—?L EnU 165.—Du Pralx, ii. 84. S > With the fore part of the head and throat naked and whitilh :W-J the whole plumage white, tinged with a beautiful rofe-color, deep-eft about the wings and coverts of the tail, where it nearly approachescrimfon. Size of a Goofe. Is an eatable fowl. Is converfant inPlace. Louiftana, about the Ihores and rivers ; and lives on water-infedls and fmall fifli. Is found ajlb in Mexico*, Guii^m f, Braftl, and in Jamaica^and the greater Antilles. The plumage acquires its beauty in propor-tion to the age of the bird \ ; fo probably is whitilh when youn^.It fooii grows tame. * Fernandez, 49. f Barrere, 125. | The fame. Spoon- SPOON-BILL. 441. A. Spoon-bill, Sr. Zool. ii. App. N ix.—La Spatule, BeBuffon, vii. 448. tab. xxiv.—PL Etil. 405.—Latham, Leucorodia, Pelekan, Faun. Suec. 1^° 160.—Lev. Mus. ] CP. B. Wholly white, with a pendent creft : legs and bill black;at the angles of the bill, on each cheek, a bright orange the end of the bill to end of the claws, forty inches. Ex-tent fifty-two. Inhabits the Feroe ides *; and on the continent is fometimes found Flaw; in fummer as high as H^efi Bothnia and Lapland f. Inhabits alfo thetemperate parts of Ruffia and Sibiria, both in flocks and folitary,frequenting the vafh lakes of the country. Is feen even beyondlake Baikal. Winters in the fouth. Builds its nefl on high trees,and is very clamorous in the breeding feafon. Lays four eggs. Feedson filh, which it is faid to take from the diving tribe of birds,frightening them from their prey by clattering its bill J. It de-vours frogs and fnakcs; and will even feed on vegetables. *
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