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PLATALEID^. 



195. "WniTE Spoon^bill. PlataleaIeucorodia,LirmKiUS. On migration, Europe and 

 mostly in 8.E. of England, where it formerly bred. N. Asia, win- 



" • 1 n 1 •!! tiering in 



White ; lower neck and the short bushy crest tinged with yellow ; bill n. Africa, 



black at base, yellow and broadly flattened at the end ; chin bare and India, and 



yellow ; iris dull red. Length 32-36 inches. ^'y^°^- 

 Youiu/, Without crest or yellow skin ; bill blackish ; iris black. 



IBIDID^. 



196. Glossy Ibis. Plegadis faldaellus (Linnaeus). Irregularly on Europe and 

 mi'T^ration. Asia, passing 



"^ _ S. in winter. 



Bill long, curved down (as in Curlew) ; face bare ; general colour 

 chestnut-brown ; the back much glossed with green and purple ; legs 

 greenish grey. Length 22 inches. 



Order ODONTOGLOSS^. 



Family P HCENICOPTERID^. 



197. Flamingo. PJicenicopterus roseus, Pallas. Four occurrences, s. Europe, 

 possibly escapes. S, Asia, Africa. 



Bill bent down in the middle ; general colour rosy white ; primaries 

 black ; rest of wings, both above and below, deep rosy pink ; the very 

 long legs and webbed feet pink. Length 60-70 inches. 



Order ANSERES. Family ANATID^. 



198. Gkey-lag Goose. Amer cinereus, Meyer. Breeds in north of 

 Scotland and Hebrides, wandering southward from autumn to spring. 



Eump and wing-coverts asJuj gre/j ; bill flesh-colour ; nail ivJdte ; legs 

 and icct Jlesh-colotn-ed. 



Adult. White round base of bill ; breast with a few black marks. 

 Length 35 inches. 



199. White-feojStted Goose. Anser alhifrons, Scopoli. Visitor, 

 late in autumn to spring. 



Much smaller than preceding ; bill orange-yellow : nail ivJiite ; legs 

 and feet onou/e-i/ellotv. 



Adults. White round base of bill ; much marked with black on breast, 

 most so in male. 



Yoiuir/. Without black on breast, and in first plumage without white 

 round bill ; bill and feet paler than in adult, and nail of bill brownish 

 black, pale at the tip. Length 27 inches. 



A smaller race, with markings more defined, is known as the Lesser 

 White-fronted Goose, A. erytliropus, and a young bird of this race was 

 obtained in Northumberland, (September 16th, 1886. 



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