42 , CICONIID^E 



has ever nested in England, but it is interesting to note 

 that a bird was shot about May 17th, 1861, at Woodbast- 

 wick in Norfolk, containing " an egg ready for exclusion 

 which was cracked by the fall of the bird " (Saunders, Man. 

 Brit. Birds, 2nd edit., p. 387). 



Geographical distribution. The White Stork breeds 

 in many countries in Central and Southern Europe as 

 well as in Western and Central Asia, including India ; 

 also in North Africa. Its spring migration extends to 

 Norway, and when journeying south in autumn this bird 

 visits Asia Minor and Palestine in immense flocks. West- 

 ward it wanders to the Canaries, occurring as a summer 

 migrant in North Africa. In winter it migrates in great 

 numbers through Egypt southward to Cape Colony. 



DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERS. 



PLUMAGE. Adult male nuptial Pure white, except the 

 primaries which are black, frosted with grey. 



Adult female nuptial. Similar in plumage to the male. 



Adult winter j male and female. Similar to the nuptial 

 plumage. 



Immature, male and female. Resembles the adult 

 except that the primaries are dull black. 



BEAK. Red. 



FEET. Red. 



IRIDES. Dark greenish-brown. 



AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS. 



TOTAL LENGTH 40 in. 



WING 23 



BEAK 8'25 



TARSO-METATABSUS 8*8 ,, 



EGG ... 2-8 X 21 in. 



Allied Species and Representative Forms. The Eastern 

 representative, with a black beak, found in China and Japan, 

 is C. boyciana. 



