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KEY TO Tin-: NNATJCR BIRDS OF l-T.ORIDA. 



Family PHGENICOPTERID.E. Flamingoes. 



Plicenicoptcrus 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 ::4r 



Family PLATALFID.E. Spoonbills. 



Ajaja ajaja. 

 Length, 31; Wing. 15: Tarsus. 4.10 ; Bill. 6.30. Bill 



tlat, widened at tip, plumage pink and white. Ajaja ajaja. 



Roseate Spoonbill. See page 242 



