246 KEY TO THE ^^'ATER JJIRDS OF FLORIDA. 



PLEGAD15 QUARAUNA (Z/;///.). 

 White=faced Glossy Ibis. 



Head chestnut, having a white patch on forehead, chin and bordering the bare space in 

 front of the eye. Under parts purplish chestnut : upper part of back and wings showing me- 

 talHc tints of purple, violet, and green: primaries greenish, showing a bronze luster: rump and 

 upper tail coverts and tail greenish with purplish reflections. 

 Length, 25 ; Wing, 11 ; Bill, 5.50. 



This species ranges throughout Western United States, south through 

 Central America to South America, and has been recorded from the West 

 Indies. It is a rare bird on the east coast, a single specimen having been 

 found breeding near Lake Washington, Florida. [Brewster, Auk III., 1886, 

 page 482.] 



This species may be distinguished from the Glossy Ibis by the white at 

 the base of the bill. It builds its nest in swamps, sometimes on bushes : the 

 eggs are bluish. 



Suborder CicoNiyE. 



Storks, etc. 



Family CICONIID.E. Storks and Wood Ibises. 



Subfamily TANTALIX.F:. Wood Ibises. 



Genus TANTALUS Linn. 



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TANTALUS LOCULATOR Z/////. 

 Wood Ibis. 



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Adult: Having the head and neck bare : general plumage white: primaries, secondaries, 

 and tail greenish black. 



