. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Herodiones 141 Family OICONIID-^, or Storks The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a rare straggler to Britain, but is too familiar a bird to be omitted here. It is common, and for the most part protected, from Sweden, Holland, and central Europe to Turkey. White Storks and Greece, as well as in Spain; in north Africa it is abundant; in Asia it ranges eastwards to the central portions and thereafter meets the Japanese species, while it has bred in Ceylon. It is a reaUy white Stork, only the wing-feathers being black, and the bill an
. The birds of Britain : their distribution and habits . Birds. Herodiones 141 Family OICONIID-^, or Storks The White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a rare straggler to Britain, but is too familiar a bird to be omitted here. It is common, and for the most part protected, from Sweden, Holland, and central Europe to Turkey. White Storks and Greece, as well as in Spain; in north Africa it is abundant; in Asia it ranges eastwards to the central portions and thereafter meets the Japanese species, while it has bred in Ceylon. It is a reaUy white Stork, only the wing-feathers being black, and the bill and legs red. Instead of using their voice Storks clatter their bills loudly; their flight is very strong, and on migration. 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 Evans, A. H. (Arthur Humble). Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press
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