SPOONBILL. 



WHITE SPOONBILL. 



PLATE CLXIII. FIG. II. 



Platalea leucorodia, PE>~XAXT. MONTAGU. 



Platalea nivea, CTTVTEE. 



THE nest of this bird is made in a tree, if one be situated conveniently 

 for the purpose, or else on the stump of a willow, among rushes and 

 weeds in water, or on the ground. It is put together of sticks, twigs, 

 and rushes, and lined, if at all, with finer portions of the like; the 

 former materials are made use of if it be placed in a tree. Several 

 nests are built together when trees for the purpose are in sufficient 

 number. 



The eggs, laid in the month of May, are sometimes four, but usually 

 two or three in number. They are white, spotted with pale reddish 

 brown; some are without the red spots. 



