148 ANISTUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 195 6 



Scientific name Common name Number 



CICONIIFORMES 



Ardeidae: 



Florida caerulea Blue heron 2 



Leucophoyx thula Snowy egret 3 



Notophoyx novaehollandiae White-faced heron 1 



Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli Black-crowned night heron 3 



Tigrisoma lineatum Tiger bittern 3 



Balaenicipitidae: 



Balaeniceps rex Shoebill 1 



Cochleariidae: 



Cochlearius cochlearius Boat-billed heron 2 



Ciconiidae: 



Dissoura episcopus Woolly-necked stork 1 



Leptoptilus crumeniferus Marabou stork 1 



Leptoptilus javanicus Lesser adjutant 2 



Threskiornithidae: 



Ajaia ajaja Roseate spoonbill 2 



Eudocimus alba White ibis 3 



Eudocimus ruber Scarlet ibis 3 



Mycteria americana Wood ibis 1 



Plegadis autumnalis Glossy ibis 2 



Threskiornis melanocephala Black-headed ibis 1 



Phoenicopteridae: 



Phoenicopterus antiquorum Old World flamingo 1 



Phoenicopterus chilensis Chilean flamingo 2 



Phoenicopterus ruber Cuban flamingo 1 



ANSERIFORMES 



Anhimidae: 



Chauna torquata Crested screamer 5 



Anatidae: 



Aix sponsa Wood duck 7 



Aix sponsa X Aythya americana Hybrid, wood duck X red-headed 2 



duck. 



Anas acuta Pintail duck 4 



Anas crecca carolinensis Green-winged teal 3 



Anas discors Blue-winged teal 3 



(Mallard duck 15 



Rouen duck 6 



White mallard duck 1 



Anas platyrhynchos X A. p. domestica. Hybrid, mallard X Peking duck__ 24 



Anas platyrhynchos domestica Peking duck 50 



Anas platyrhynchos X A. acuta Hybrid, mallard duck X American 1 



pintail duck. 



Anas poecilorhyncha Indian spotted-bill duck 1 



Anas rubripes Black duck 1 



Anser albifrons White-fronted goose 2 



Anser anser domesticus Domestic Chinese goose 5 



Anseranus semipalmata Australian pied goose 1 



Aythya americana Red-headed duck 4 



Aythya valisineria Canvasback duck 3 



Branta canadensis Canada goose 44 



