‘ : ORDER ODONTOGLOSSZ 
FLAMINGOES—Family Pheenicopteride 
FLAMINGO 
182. Phanicopterus ruber. 46 in. 
These large, beautiful birds are found in Southern 
Florida, and casually north to South Carolina, but it is 
doubtful if they breed within our limits. They fly with 
their long neck fully extended and legs trailing behind, 
a remarkable sight when a flock of several thousand is 
seen in flight. In 1904, Mr. F. M. Chapman visited a 
_. large breeding colony in the Bahamas, photographing 
_ the birds in every conceivable position. .Their nests are 
- mud-built structures, about a foot high, placed close 
_ together in the marshy interior of low lying islands, 
fF or on sandbars. The top is slightly hollowed out to 
} receive the single egg (3.40x 2.15), which is covered 
~ with a chalky deposit. They sit astride the nest with 
their legs doubled under them. 
Notes.—A honking like that of Canada Geese. 
Range.—Resident in the Bahamas and West Indies; 
north to Florida, 
