GLOSSY IBIS (not figured). 



186. Plegadis autumnalis. 25 in. 



Like the next, which is the most common 

 species but without the white feathers about 

 the base of the bill. 



Range. Rare and local in Fla. and La.. 

 WHITE-FACED GLOSSY IBIS. 



187. Plegadis guarauna. 24 in. 



Plumage rich purplish-brown. Wings and 

 tail iridescent with greenish. Bill, face and 

 legs reddish. White feathers about face. 



Nest. Of sticks in bushes or on rushes 

 attached to living stalks. Eggs greenish- 

 blue. 



Range. Fla., Tex. and Ore. southward. 

 WOOD IBIS. 



188. Mycteria americana. 40 in. 

 Plumage white except black primaries and 



tail. Bill, naked head and legs grayish-blue. 



Nest. Of sticks in bushes. Three or four 

 white, granular eggs. 



Range. South from S. Car., Mo. and south- 

 ern Cal. Casual north to Vt. 



