WHITE STORK. 



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GRALLATORES. 



ARDEIDjE. 



WM; / 



THE WHITE STORK. 



Ardea ciconia, White Stork, Montagu, Ornith. Diet. 



The 

 Ciconia alba, Wliite ,, 



Bewick, Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 5. 



Flem. Brit. An. p. 97. 

 ,, ,, ,, Selby, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 45. 



Jen YNS, Brit. Vert. p. 192. 

 ,, ,, ,, Gould, Birds of Europe, pt. vi. 



,, Cigogue blanche, Temji. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. p. 560. 



Ciconia. Generic Characters. — Bealt longer than the head, straight, strong, 

 and pointed. Nostrils pierced longitudinally in tlie horny substance. Eyes 



