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key to the water birds of florida. 

 Family PHCENICOPTERID^. Flamingoes. 



Phoenicopterus ruber. 



Length, 47; Wing, 16.50; Tarsus, 12; Bill, 5.75. 

 Plumage Vermillion red ; bill pale yellow, tipped 



with black. 



Phoenicopterus ruber. 

 Flamingo. See page 241 



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 24: 



