WATER BIRDS. 



Wood Ibis. 



Bay or Glossy Ibis. 



Species of the Ibis inhabit all quarters of the globe. He frequents the borders of rivers and lakes, feed- 

 ing on insects Crustacea and worms as well as vegetables. They are waders. 



The Wood Ibis is found in Florida and the other southern states. They are solitary, indolent birds, sit- 

 ting on the topmost limb of some tall cypress, till hunger compels them to seek their prey. The Scarlet 

 ' Ibis is found in the West Indies and Brazil. It is very beautiful. The Bay or Glossy Ibis is found nearly 

 all over the world. In Egypt, in common with the sacred Ibis, it was once revered and embalmed in the 

 vast catacombs of Memphis and Saccara. 



The Long Billed Curlew is found on the shores of the southern and middle states. They fly high and 

 rapidly, the flock arraying itseif in a wedge like wild geese. Their note sounds like the word Curleiv. By 

 imitating its sound, sportsmen draw them within gun-shot. They live on insects, worms, and small crabs. 

 The young and old, also, on their arrival from the north, where they feed on various kind of berries, still 

 continue their fondness for this kind of food, and now frequent the uplands and pastures in quest of the fruit 

 of the bramble, particularly dew-berries, on which they get so remarkably fat, at times, as to burst the skin 

 in falling to the ground, and are then very superior in flavor. 



Long billed Curlew. 



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