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CICONIID^. 



No powdcr-duwn patrlics ; slcrnuni with two incisions 

 behind; claws l)kint : tarsus hexagonally scaled. 



CiCONIA. 



Kill straight; nostrils short horizontal slits; part of lores 

 and chin bare; lower feathers of neck elongated; frequent 

 damp places, feed on frogs, small mammals, insects; nest 

 of sticks in tree or on building; eggs 3-5, white. 



Ciconia ciconia ciconia (L.). White Stork. Fr. 

 Cigogne ; Gcr. Slorch ; Ital. Cigogna ; Sioed. Slork. 



^ $ White ; wings (except lesser wing coverts) and scapulars 

 black ; naked lores and skin round eye black ; chin black and 

 red. Bill, legs and feet red. Wing $ 530-630, $ 530-590. 

 Tarsus 195-240. Bill ^ 150-190, $ 140-170 (W.). 



Breeds. — Continental Europe from S. Sweden and Russia 

 about 60'' N. to Mediterranean (not in Belgium or France except 

 N.E.) ; N.W. Africa (Morocco to Tunis); also Asia Minor, 

 W. and C. Asia. Migrates ; winters in C. and S. Africa. Of 

 occasional occurrence in Britain. 



Ciconia nigra (L.). Black Stork. Gcr. Schwarzer 

 Storch ; Sroed. Svart Stork. 



^ $ Breast, abdomen, under tail coverts and axillaries 

 white ; rest of plumage black with green or purple gloss ; bare 

 skin on chin, round eye and of lores red. Bill, legs and feet 

 orange red. Wing 520-600. Tarsus 180-200. Bill 160-190 (W.). 

 Young : brown, abdomen white. 



Breeds. — S. Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Hungary, 

 Lower Danube valley ; Spain and Portugal (rare) ; and east 

 through Russia from about 60" N. ; also N. and C. Asia to 

 Pacific. Migrates ; occurs in winter in Africa, India, and 

 China. Rare visitor Britain, Norway, Finland. 



IBIDIDJE. 



Ibises and Spoonbills. One incision posterior edge 

 sternum. No powder-down patches. Bill long and thin, 

 either sickle-shaped or ilat. 



