ORDER HERODIONES. 



HERONS, IBISES, SPOONBILLS, ETC. 



Suborder I BIDES. 



IBISES AND SPOONBILLS. 



Family PLATALEID^.. Spoonbills. 



Bill, wide, flat, and rounded at the end; toes, four, all on same 

 level. 



Wing, 13 to 17 inches long. 



Bill, flat, widened and rounded at end; general plumage, pink 

 and white in the adult. Ajaia ajaia. 



Roseate Spoonbill. 



See No. 75. 



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