. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . FA31. XLVIL IBISES 273. White Ibis 1. White Ibis (184. Gudra dlha). — A large, shore-living,white bird, with a long sickle-like, downwardly curved tips of the outerprimaries are bill is evenlycurved from end toend. The young isgrayish-brown onthe back, and whiteon the belly andrump. The flocks ofthese birds whenon the wing are ren-dered conspicuousby the contrast be-tween the white of the general plumage and the black tips ofthe primaries. On account
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush . FA31. XLVIL IBISES 273. White Ibis 1. White Ibis (184. Gudra dlha). — A large, shore-living,white bird, with a long sickle-like, downwardly curved tips of the outerprimaries are bill is evenlycurved from end toend. The young isgrayish-brown onthe back, and whiteon the belly andrump. The flocks ofthese birds whenon the wing are ren-dered conspicuousby the contrast be-tween the white of the general plumage and the black tips ofthe primaries. On account of the peculiar bill these silentbirds have a curlew-like appearance, but the bare spot aroundthe eyes distinguishes them. They live in flocks of from five to hundreds throughout the year. (Spanish Curlew.) Length, 21-28 ; wing, 11^ (lOi-12^);tail, 5 ; tarsus, 3^ ; culmen, 5-7. SouthAtlantic and Gulf States, south to north-ern South America; north to NorthCarolina, Illinois, Utah, and Lower Cali-fornia, casually to Connecticut. 2. Scarlet Ibis (185. Guara rubra). — A scarlet-colored ibis, with black tips to the secondaries. This is a South
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