. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XLVII. IBISES 273. White Ibis 1. White Ibis (184. Oudra 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 pr
. Birds of the United States east of the Rocky Mountains; a manual for the identification of species in hand or in the bush. Birds. FAM. XLVII. IBISES 273. White Ibis 1. White Ibis (184. Oudra 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, llj (10J-12i); tail, 5 ; tarsus, 3^; culinen, 5-7. Soutti 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. Gitara rhhra).-—A scarlet-colored ibis, with black tips to the secondaries. This is a South American bird, birt has been seen a few times in Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and the West Indies. Length, 28; wing, 11; tail, 5 ; 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, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908. New York, Cincinnati [etc. ] American Book Co
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