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wings and elsewhere." The White Ibis (Ibis albd)^ about 

 the size of the last, is pure white, the primaries tipped with 

 glossy black. The Scarlet Ibis i^Ibis rubra) ^ rich scarlet, the 

 outer primaries tipped with black, is merely accidental in the 

 Southern States. 



Closely related to the above group, and of the same size 

 and habitat, is the Roseate Spoonbill (Flatalea ajajd). " In 

 full plumage, rosy-red, whitening on neck; lesser wing- 

 coverts, tail-coverts and lower throat, crimson; tail, brown- 

 ish-yellow; leg, pale carmine; bare head, yellowish-green, 

 with a dark stripe; bill mostly grayish-blue." (Coues.) 



The White or Whooping Crane [Grus americajius), about 

 50 inches long, resembling the Herons in form, with part of 

 the head nearly bare and bill very stout, plumage white, 

 except the fore part of the wings, which is black — is common 

 in the extreme south in winter, and breeds in the northwest. 

 The Brown or Sandhill Crane {Grus canadensis)^ a little 

 smaller than the former, but of similar form and habitat, is 

 gray, with fore part of the wings black. 



The Courlan or Crying-bird {Aramus scolopalceus), some 

 26 inches long, brown, marked with white, and resembling 

 the Rails, is found in Florida. 



The Flamingo (Phoenicopterus rtiber), four feet long, with 

 very long neck arid legs, and a somewhat hook-shaped bill, 

 scarlet, with fore part of the wings black, is scarcely more 

 than a straggler into Florida. 



The White-fronted Goose {A7iser albifrons), about 27 

 inches long; back dark gray, the feathers edged with lighter 

 or with brownish; under parts light-gray, blotched with 

 black; bill pale lake; forehead, pure white — is for the most 

 part a western species, but sparingly found to the eastward. 



The Snow Goose {A. hyperboreas), some 30 inches long, a 

 dull white, generally, washed with reddish about the head. 



