FLAMINGO 



PLATE CLXIII. FIGURE III. 



Phxnicopterus roseus, . . . . . PALLAS. 



THE Flamingos that have been shot in England have 

 probably been specimens escaped from confinement. 

 They build in the south of Spain and in the Caspian 

 district, in great numbers, together. The nests are built on 

 the mud of the river, and raised variously to a height of 

 from four inches to some two feet, according as the situation 

 is less or more liable to be flooded in rainy seasons. 



The eggs, laid the latter end of May, are two in number, 

 rather rough, and of a white colour. 



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