LIST OF THE BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA. 339 



ORDER ODONTOQLOSS.C 



Lamellirostral Grallatores. 

 FAMILY PHCENICOPTERID/G. Flamingoes. 



A '. L (iKNLs PHOENICOPTERUS. Linn. 



NO. 



138 (182) PHCENICOPTERUS RUBER. (LiXN.) American Flamingo. 



Tropical species ; a small colony exists in southern Florida. 



ORDER HERODIONES. 



Herons, Ibises, Spoonbills, etc. 



Suborder IBIDE5. Spoonbills and Ibises. 



FAMILY PLATALEID/E. Spoonbills. 



CJenis AJAJA. Kkkii. 



139 (183) AJAJA AJAJA, (Lixx.) Roseate Spoonbill. 



Tropical species ; ranges tliroiighout South America ; resident in (iulf 

 States and Florida, 



FAMILY IBIDID/E. Ibises. 



Gkxus GUARA, Rkicii. 



140 (181) GUARA ALBA, (LiXN.) White Ibis, 



Soutii Alhintic and Gulf States; south throughout "West Indies to 

 northern South America ; accidental in New Fngland and Illinois, 



141 (185) GUARA RUBRA. (Lixn.) Scarlet Ibis. 



A tropical species ; no evidence of its recent occurrence in North 

 America, 



(iKxrs PLEQADIS. K.\ri>. 



142 (18<;) PLEGADIS AUTUMNALIS. (ILvs.sl:^»^) Glossy Ibis. 



Tropical species; casual in United States; New Fngland, Illinois. 



143 (1X7) PLEGADIS GUARAUNA. (Lixx.) White-faced Glossy Ibis. 



Wcsteiii species; ouci' recorded from Fli»ri(l:i. 



Suborder CICONI/E, Storks, etc. 



FAMILY CICONIID/K. Storks and Wood Ibises. 



Subfamily TANTALIN,4S. Wood Ibises. 

 Ci SIS TANTALUS. I, inn. 



144 (iss) TANTALUS LOCULATOR. I. inn. Wood Ibis, 



Soiithwi'slcni species ( iiion niid resident in I'loriihi. wher»' it breeds 



ill colonii'S ; :iccideiit;il iiuitli fo Ni'W ^'ork. 



