KEY TO THE WATER BIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



v>D 



Family IBIDID^^. Ibises. 



Plegadis autiimiialis. 



Length, 25; Wing, ir.25: VAU, 5.40. Pluiuag"e 

 chestnut brown ; no white at base of hilL 



Length, 25; Wing, 11 ; Bill, 5.50. Pliiinaj»'<! cliest- 

 niit brown ; a line of white at base of 

 bin. 



Length, 26; Wing, ir.25: Bill. 6.30. l*lnniag"e 

 white; primaries tipped with black. 



Length, 26: Wing, ir: Bill, 6.20. Plumage mixed 

 gray and brown ; belly white ; rump white. 



Length, 27; Wing, 10.50; Bill, 6.20. Pluinag'e 

 brownish mottled ; belly white; ruini) brown- 

 ish. 



Plegadis autumnalis. 

 Glossy Ibis. See page 113 



Plegadis guarauna, 

 White=faced Ibis. Seepage 114 



Quara alba. 



White Ibis (adult). Seepage 11 1 



Quara alba. 



White Ibis (immature). 



See page iii 



Quara rubra. 

 Scarlet Ibis (immature). 



See page 11: 



