l66 KEY TO THE W'A'JJiR lURDS OF FLORIDA. 



Family PHCENICOPTEl^ID.i:. Flamingoes. 



Pliotnicopterus 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 ^41 



Family PLATALFID.F:. Spoonhills. 



Ajaja ajaja. 



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



fiat, widened at tip ; plumage pink and white. Ajaja ajaja. 



Roseate Spoonbill. See page 242 



