. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. "White Ibis 1. White Ibis (184. Gudra dlba).—A large, shore-living, white bird, with a long sickle-like, downwardly curved bill. The tips of the outer primaries are black. The bill is evenly curved from end to end. The young is grayish-brown on the back, and white on the belly and rump. The flocks of these birds when on the wing are ren- dered conspicuous by the contrast be- tween the white of the general plumage and the black tips of the primaries. O
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush;. Birds; Birds. "White Ibis 1. White Ibis (184. Gudra dlba).—A large, shore-living, white bird, with a long sickle-like, downwardly curved bill. The tips of the outer primaries are black. The bill is evenly curved from end to end. The young is grayish-brown on the back, and white on the belly and rump. The flocks of these birds when on the wing are ren- dered conspicuous by the contrast be- tween the white of the general plumage and the black tips of the primaries. On account of the peculiar bill these silent birds have a curlew-like appearance, but the bare spot around the eyes distinguishes them. They live in flocks of from five to hundreds throughout the year. (Spanish " ;) Length, 21-28 ; wing, 111 (10|-12£); tail, 5 ; tarsus, 31; culmen, 5-7. South Atlantic and Gulf States, south to north- ern South America ; north to North Carolina, Illinois, Utah, and Lower Cali- fornia, casually to Connecticut. 2. Scarlet Ibis (185. Guam rubra). — A scarlet-colored ibis, with black tips to the secondaries. This is a South American bird, but has been seen a few times in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and the West Indies. Length, 28; wing, 11; tail, 5 ; tarsus, -. 3f ; culmen, 6. Glossy Ibis 3. Glossy Ibis (186. Plegadis apgar's birds.—18. 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 Apgar, Austin Craig, 1838- [from old catalog]. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American book company
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