. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. KEEL-BREASTED BIRDS. 255 A white species is found in Europe and Asia. They nest in communities in trees, depositing from two to four thick- shelled, whitish eggs with reddish-gray and yellow spots. The ibis is an allied form. The Storks (Ciconiidce) have long, slender legs, the bill extremely stout and thick. The South American jabiru (Mycteria America- na) is the only repre- sentative in Ameri- ca. The Australian jabiru is one of the handsomest of the family, and has a wide range in that country. The white stork {Ciconia alba) (Fig. 291) is a com- mon Europeanf
. Elements of zoölogy. Zoology. KEEL-BREASTED BIRDS. 255 A white species is found in Europe and Asia. They nest in communities in trees, depositing from two to four thick- shelled, whitish eggs with reddish-gray and yellow spots. The ibis is an allied form. The Storks (Ciconiidce) have long, slender legs, the bill extremely stout and thick. The South American jabiru (Mycteria America- na) is the only repre- sentative in Ameri- ca. The Australian jabiru is one of the handsomest of the family, and has a wide range in that country. The white stork {Ciconia alba) (Fig. 291) is a com- mon Europeanform, with strong, conical, pointed bill. In the winter they migrate southward. They frequent marshes. Allied is the pouched stork or adjutant of India (Fig. 292), that has a curious skinny pouch hanging un- der the throat. They attain a height of five feet. A tame one has been known to swallow a whole boiled fowl, and to snap up a live cat. Allied to this group is the remarkable whale- headed stork {Balceniceps rex), in which the beak resembles a wooden shoe. They frequent the banks of the White Nile. The nest is a simple hole in the ground. The. Fig. 291.—The white 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 Holder, Charles Frederick, 1851-1915; Holder, Joseph Bassett, 1824-1888, joint author. New York : D. Appleton and company
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