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KEY TO THE WATER IJIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



Family PHCENICOPTERID^. Flamingoes. 



Phcenicopterus ruber. 



Lent,^th, 47; Wing. 16.50; Tarsus, 12; Bill, 5.75. 

 Plumage vermillion red ; bill pale yellow, tipped 

 with black. Phoenicopterus ruber. 



Flamingo. See page 109 



Family PLATALEID^E. Spoonbills. 



Ajaja ajaja. 



Length, 31; Wing, 15; Tarsus, 4.10: Bill, 6.30. Bill 



flat, widened at tip ; plumage pink and white. Ajaja ajaja. 



Roseate Spoonbill. See page 1 10 



