SYNOPSIS OF ORDERS AND FAMILIES. 



ROSEATE SPOONBILL. 



Family 17. SPOONBILLS. PLATALEID/E. 



Bill flattened and much broadened at the end; crown and face bare in adults; toes 

 partly webbed. 



WHITE-FACED GLOSSY IBIS. 



Family 18. IBISES. IBIDID/E. 



Bill long and curved down; its side with grooves; toes partly webbed. 



WOOD IBIS. 



Family 19. STORKS AND WOOD IBISES. ClCONIID/E. 

 Bill stout, without grooves; tarsus reticulate. 



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