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FIG. 1. Flamingo (Phoenicopterus rubsr) 11 



2. Roseate spoonbill (Ajaia ajaja) 13 



3. White ibis (Guara alba) : 15 



4. Scarlet ibis (Guara rubra) , 16 



5. Glossy ibis (Plegadis autumnalis) 18 



6. White-faced glossy ibis (Plegadis guarauna) 20 



7. Wood ibis (Mycteria americana) 23 



8. Jabiru ( Jabiru mycteria) 25 



9. Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) 26 



10. Least bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) 30 



11. Cory least bittern (Ixobrychus neoxenus) 33 



12 . Great white heron (Ardea occidentalis) 34 



13. Great blue heron (Ardea herodias) 35 



14. Egret (Herodias egretta) 41 



15. Snowy egret (Egretta candidissima) * v - 1 4 ^ 



16. Reddish egret (Dichromanassa rufescens) 50 



17. Louisiana heron (Hydranassa tricolor) 51 



18. Little blue heron (Florida caerulea) 53 



19. Green heron (Butorides virescens) 60 



20. Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax naevius) 61 



21 . Yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea) 65 



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