. The birds of eastern North America : known to occur east of the ninetieth meridian. Birds -- North America. FAMILY IBIDIDjE. IBISES. 87 FAMILY IBIDID/E. Ibises. Bill, long, rather slender, and decidedly curved downward; tarsus, always less than five inches long; toes, four, all on the same level, no comb= like edffe on side of middle toe nail; wing, from to 13 inches long. Wing, less than inches long. General plumage, purplish chestnut, showing purplish reflections on head, and greenish unwinds; axillars and under wing coverts, purplish hrou/.c; feathers, bordering base of bill, w
. The birds of eastern North America : known to occur east of the ninetieth meridian. Birds -- North America. FAMILY IBIDIDjE. IBISES. 87 FAMILY IBIDID/E. Ibises. Bill, long, rather slender, and decidedly curved downward; tarsus, always less than five inches long; toes, four, all on the same level, no comb= like edffe on side of middle toe nail; wing, from to 13 inches long. Wing, less than inches long. General plumage, purplish chestnut, showing purplish reflections on head, and greenish unwinds; axillars and under wing coverts, purplish hrou/.c; feathers, bordering base of bill, whitish. Pleyadis ijwirainin. White=faced Glossy Ibis. General plumage, dark chestnut; feathers, at base of bill, not white. I'lcyadix <//t/ttnu/<ilix. Glossy Ibis. ^e«- No. General plumage, white; primaries, blackish (adult). Guam a. White Ibis. Sec No. 140. General plumage, brownish or grayish, often more or less mixed brown, gray and white; rump, white (immature). Uinir« <t. White Ibis. See No. 140. General plumage, scarlet. Th0 young Scarlet Ibis somewhat resembles the voting White Ibis, but differs in having the rump not white. (;m/rra. Scarlet Ibis. See No. 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 Cory, Charles B. (Charles Barney), 1857-1921. Chicago : Field Columbian Museum
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