780 THE SHOVELLER 
ONE clan e at the long, broadly spatulate bill of the “Spoonbill,” or 
Shoveller, is quite sufficient to establish the bird’s identity in the mind of any 
one who has ever even heard one of its names. This huge bill not only gives 
its owner a top-heavy appearance, but gives the impression of a larger bird 
than the measurements warrant Ihe bird is rather less of a vegetarian than 
most of its kind. It eschews grain, and is not so partial to water-cresses and 
succulent browse as are Mallards and \W idgeon The roots of aquatic plants 
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