Flamingo, Spoonbill and Ibis 



182. Flamingo (Phmnicopterus ruber). L. 45; from 

 toe to bill, 60. Ads. Rosy red, lighter on back; prim- 

 aries and secondaries black. Yng. Smaller, grayish 

 brown; lighter below Notes. A bonk resembling that 

 that of a Canada Goose. 



Range. — Atlantic coasts of tropical and subtropical America; resi- 

 dent (breeding?; In southwestern Florida (Monroe county); casual 

 west to Texas, north to South Carolina. 



183. Roseate Spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja). L. 32. 

 Ads. Head and throat bare; sides of breast and end 

 of tail rusty buff; lesser wing-coverts, upper and under 

 tail-coverts carmine. Yng. Head feathered, buff and 

 carmine replaced by pink. 



Range. — Tropical and subtropical America; north to Gulf States. 



185. Scarlet Ibis (Guara rubra). L. 24. Ads. 

 Scarlet: tips of primaries black. Yng. Grayish brown, 

 lower back, rump, and upper tail-coverts white; under- 

 pays dull white. 



Range "Florida, Louisiana and Texas, southward to the West 

 Indies and northern South America. No record of Its recent occur- 

 rence in the United States." (A. O. U.) 



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