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GRALLATORES. 



ARDEIDJE. 



ARDEID^. 



THE WHITE STORK. 



Ciconia alba. 



Ardea ciconia, White Stork, MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



The BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. ii. p. 5. 



Ciconia alba, White FLEM. Brit. An. p. 97. 



SELBY, Brit. Ornith. vol. ii. p. 45. 



JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 192. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Cigogne Uanche, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. ii. p. 560. 



CICONIA. Generic Characters. Beak longer than the head, straight, 

 strong, and pointed. Nostrils pierced longitudinally in the horny sub- 

 stance. Eyes surrounded by a naked skin. Legs long; feet with four 



