. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. SPOONBILLS, IBISES, STORKS 177 species of Herons. The youiiE; birds before they assume the adult plumage are called " Stone Cur- lews " by the fishermen, and the old birds, which are popularly supposed to be of a dilTerent species, are usuallv referred to as " Spanish Curlews " or " White ; The White Ibis is in no sense a Curlew, but its Ions,', rounded, curved bill has doubtless suggested this name to many inter- ested but unscientific observers. T. Gilbert Pearson. GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis autumnalis {Liiincrns) A
. Birds of America;. Birds -- North America. SPOONBILLS, IBISES, STORKS 177 species of Herons. The youiiE; birds before they assume the adult plumage are called " Stone Cur- lews " by the fishermen, and the old birds, which are popularly supposed to be of a dilTerent species, are usuallv referred to as " Spanish Curlews " or " White ; The White Ibis is in no sense a Curlew, but its Ions,', rounded, curved bill has doubtless suggested this name to many inter- ested but unscientific observers. T. Gilbert Pearson. GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis autumnalis {Liiincrns) A. O. U. Xumber 186 Other Names.— Bay Ibis; Green Ibis; Ord's Ibis; Liver ; Black Curlew. Description.— Length. 24 inches. Adults : Rich f'lirf^tish-chcstnut shading on head. back, wings and tail, to glossy purplish-green; sides and under tail-coverts dusky-green; primaries, greenish-black; bare skin around eye slaty-blue; no ichitc fcatlwrs on j\icc: bill, dusky; legs, dark grayish; iris, brown. Young: Head and neck, grayish-brown streaked with whitish ; upper parts, dull dusky-green; below, grayish-brown. Nest and Eggs.— Nest : In marshy ground or low bushes; constructed of dead reeds, plant stems, etc. ; ratlier well built and well cupped. E(;r;s : 3. deep dull bluish-green. Distribution.— Tropical and subtropical regions, mainly of eastern hemisphere; rare and local in south- eastern United States from Louisiana to Florida, and in the West Indies; casual north to Missouri, Wiscon- sin, Michigan, Ontario, and Nova .Scotia. WHITE-FACED GLOSSY IBIS Plegadis guarauna {) A. O U. Xumlicr ; General Description.— Length, 24 inches. Predoini- nating color, rich purple. Color.—Adults: Head. neck, ancl entire under parts, rich purplish-chestnut tinged with iridescent violet on head and nape; back and wing, iridescent violet-green and purple; shoulders, rich wine-red, less lustrous than wing; primaries, green with brassy luster; rump, upper tail-coverts, and tail
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