Order ODONTOGLOSS^. 



Family PHGENICOPTERID.E. 



FLAMINGO. 



182. Phcenicopterus ruber. 46 in. 



Bill distorted and box-like, black and yel- 

 low. Plumage chiefly bright salmon-color. 

 Primaries black. Flies with neck and legs 

 fully extended. 



Nest. A hollowed mound of mud about 

 ten inches high. Single white, chalky egg. 



Range. Breeds from the Bahamas south- 

 ward. Casual on the Florida Keys. 

 ROSEATE SPOONBILL. 



183. A jala ajaja. 33 in. 



Bill very thin and broad at the end. Bald 

 head and bill colored green and yellow. 

 Plumage pink and white, adult birds hav- 

 ing bright crimson shoulders. 



Nest. Frail platform of sticks in bushes 

 or low trees. Eggs greenish-blue spotted 

 with brownish. 



Range. Breeds from Ga. and the Gulf 

 States southward. 54 



