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Order ODONTOGLOSS^. Lamelliros- 



TRAL GrALLATORES. 

 Family PHCENICOFTERID^. Flamingoes. 



Genus PHCENICOPTERUS Linn. 



Phcenicopterus Linn. S. N. ed. lo, I. 1758, 139. Type, P. ruber 

 Linn. 



182. Fhcenicopterus ruber Linn. 



AmericaD Flamingo. 



Phoenicopterus ruber Linn. S. N. ed. 10, I. 1758, 139. 

 [B 502, C 475, R 585, C 687.] 

 Geog. Dist. — Atlantic coasts of subtropical and tropical America ; 

 southern Florida. Galapagos. 



Order HERODIONES. Herons, Storks, 

 Ibises, etc. 



Suborder IBIDES. Spoonbills and Ibises. 

 Family FLATALEID^. Spoonbills. 



Genus AJAJA Reich. 

 Ajaja Reich. Handb. 1852, p. xvi. Type, Platalea ajaja Linn. 



