. A general history of birds . equally in the female bird. 2—LUZONIAN SPOONBILL. La Spattile blanche de Lucon, Son. Voy. S9. pi. 52. Ind. Orn. ii. 668. Gen. Syn. 15. Var. B. SIZE of the White. The bill about seven inches long, or more,and narrower in proportion, colour rufous grey, with red edges ; theplumage entirely white, but the feathers on the head are elongated,more loose in their texture, and forming a sort of crest; legs dull,pale red. A.—La Spatulc blanche de Luqoii, Son. Voy. S9. pi. 51. Ind. Orn. i. 668. v. p. 15. Var. A. In this the bill is reddish brown ; general col
. A general history of birds . equally in the female bird. 2—LUZONIAN SPOONBILL. La Spattile blanche de Lucon, Son. Voy. S9. pi. 52. Ind. Orn. ii. 668. Gen. Syn. 15. Var. B. SIZE of the White. The bill about seven inches long, or more,and narrower in proportion, colour rufous grey, with red edges ; theplumage entirely white, but the feathers on the head are elongated,more loose in their texture, and forming a sort of crest; legs dull,pale red. A.—La Spatulc blanche de Luqoii, Son. Voy. S9. pi. 51. Ind. Orn. i. 668. v. p. 15. Var. A. In this the bill is reddish brown ; general colour of the plumagewhite; legs yellowish. It differs from the other in having the wingsvaried black and white, hence supposed a young bird. Inhabits the Philippine Islands.—I observe one of these, withthe head finely crested, among the drawings of Sir J. Anstruther,which was found on the Coroinandel Coast. In this the throatappeared bare, and of a dusky red. Has been found also at Oude,where it is called Dawbul. S>/:,///// .////>/////// SPOONBILL. 3.—ROSEATE SPOONBILL—Pl. cxl. Platalea Ajaja, Jnd. Orn. ii. 668. 231. Gm. Lin. i. 614. Bail, 102. 3. WW. 213. Klein, 120. 2. Borowsk. iii. 09. G<?W«. iv. t. 438. Nat. Misc. t. 90. Bartr. Trav. rosea, Bris. v. 350. t. 20. /«£T. Orn. vii. 123. pl. 03. f. 1. THIS is a trifle smaller than the first; length two feet threeinches. Bill six inches long, in shape like the other, marked allround with a furrow parallel to the edge, and of a greyish white,somewhat transparent, so as to shew the ramification of the bloodvessels; irides red; the forehead between the bill and eyes, andthroat, bare and whitigeneralhistoryof09lath
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