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CICONIA CICONIA 



256. Ciconia ciconia ciconia (L.)— THE WHITE STORK. 



Ardea Ciconia Linmpus, Syst. Xat., ed. x, i, p. 142 (1758 — Restricted 



typical locality : Sweden). 



Ciconia alba Bechstein, Yarrell, iv, p. 210 ; Saunders, p. 387. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Vagrant. Over thirty East Anglia 

 and several others in various parts of southern half of England, but 

 very rarely in west, a few Scotland, and three or four Ireland. Most 

 in spring.- 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Europe from Norway and Sweden to 

 Spain and north-west Africa (Marocco, Algeria, Tunisia) and west 

 Africa (Gold Coast, according to Boyd Alexander), Asia Minor and 

 Palestine, west and central Asia. Migrating south-v^ards in winter 

 to central and south Africa (said to have bred, but confirmation is 

 necessary), and in India to Ceylon (said to have bred, but confir- 

 mation is required). Replaced by an allied race in east Asia. 



CICONIA NIGRA 



257. Ciconia nigra (L.)— THE BLACK STORK. 



Ardea nigra Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 142 (1758 — North Eiu-ope). 

 Ciconia nigra (Linnseiis), Yarrell, iv, p. 225 ; Saunders, p. 389. 



Distribution. — England. — Very rare vagrant. Nineteen recorded ; 

 Scillv Isles (2), Devon (1), Somerset (1), Dorset (2), Kent (4), Middle- 

 sex (1), Oxon. (1), Essex (1), Suffolk (1), Norfolk (2), Yorks. (2), 

 Durham (1). 



Distribution. — Abroad. — Breeds in Germany, Austria and Hungary, 

 south Sweden, Denmark, Russia, east Europe, and in temperate 

 Asia. Probably also Spain. Winters in Africa and India. 



PLATALEA LEUCORODIA 



258. Platalea leucorodia leucorodia L.— THE SPOONBILL. 



Platalea Leucorodia Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. x, i, p. 139 (1758— 



Europa. Restricted typical locality : S. Sweden). 



Platalea leucorodia Linnaeus, Yarrell, iv, p. 237 ; Saunders, p. 393. 



Distribution. — British Isles. — Passage-migrant in Norfolk and 

 Kent, vagrant elsewhere. A few visit Norfolk annually April to 

 June (once March 31) and Aug. to Oct. (occasionally July and once 

 Nov. 21), and Kent every spring. To south coast England and to 

 Pembroke and Cardigan (Dovey) fairly frequent vagrant, usually in 

 autumn. Inland on west coast (except where mentioned), and 

 north of Yorks. (where recorded about nine times) very rare. 

 Stragglers as far as Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands. In Ireland 



