NATURAL HISTORY. 



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Order VIII. . . ANSERES. (Lat. Geese.) 



Family I Anatidse. (Lat. Anas, a Duck. Duck-kind.) 



Sub-family a. . Phcenicopterince. 



PHCENICOPTEROS. (Gr. ^otvtKOTrrepog, red-winged; the Flamiogo.) 





Rubra (Lat. red), the Flamingo. 



man far from their haunts. The colour of their plumage is 

 a deep brilliant scarlet, except the quill feathers, which are 

 black. When a flock of these birds stands ranged in a line, 

 according to their custom, they present the appearance of a 

 small and well-drilled body of soldiers, but are far more 



