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GENUS V. CICONIA. STORK. 



Bill much longer than the head, straight, stout, conical, 

 moderately compressed. Legs very long, rather slender ; 

 tibia bare for about half its length ; tarsus reticulated ; 

 anterior toes of moderate length, webbed at the base ; claws 

 short, obtuse. Wings long, ample, the third quill longest. 

 Tail rather short, rounded. 



1. Ciconia alba. White Stork. Bill and feet red; plu- 

 mage white ; scapulars, quills, and larger coverts black. 



2. Ciconia nigra. Black Stork. Bill and feet red ; plu- 

 mage brownish-black, glossed with purple and green ; breast 

 and abdomen white. 



