. . ent sacred ibis of theNile, while in habits it resembles the heron, crane, and bit-tern. Inhabitants of warm climates, in America their rangeis becoming restricted yearly. Four varieties occur in NorthAmerica; the wood ibis and the white-faced, glossy ibis,like the white ibis, are peculiarly American, while the scarletibis is an accidental visitor. Some years ago the white ibiswas found in the southern swamps of Illinois and late years they have retreated to the wooded sections ofFlorida, Texas, and other Gulf States.
. . ent sacred ibis of theNile, while in habits it resembles the heron, crane, and bit-tern. Inhabitants of warm climates, in America their rangeis becoming restricted yearly. Four varieties occur in NorthAmerica; the wood ibis and the white-faced, glossy ibis,like the white ibis, are peculiarly American, while the scarletibis is an accidental visitor. Some years ago the white ibiswas found in the southern swamps of Illinois and late years they have retreated to the wooded sections ofFlorida, Texas, and other Gulf States. Ibises are gregarious, but, unlike the herons and cranes,are almost silent birds. Their food is chiefly animal matter,such as frogs, crawfish, and minnows. Their large beak iswell adapted for extracting and crushing crawfish. The flight of the white ibis, like that of the white pelican,is picturesque. They move in close ranks, alternately flap-ping and sailing, all birds moving the wings they pass through the sunlight the plumage glistens and.
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