SPOONBILL 51 



BEAK. Black, barred and tipped towards the end with 

 yellow ; expanded and much flattened at the extremity. 

 FEET. Black. 

 IRIDES. Ked. 



AVERAGE MEASUREMENTS. 



TOTAL LENGTH ... ... ... 36 in. 



WING 14-5 



BEAK 8*5 



TARSO-METATARSUS 5'5 



EGG ... 2'5 X 1/8 in. 



Allied Species and Representative Forms. P. cristata, 

 with red legs, inhabits South Africa, P. mino, a smaller 

 species, is the Eastern representative, while P. regia, with 

 black beak and feet, and P. flavipes, with yellow beak and 

 feet, are the Australian representatives (Newton). 



"The Koseate Spoonbill of America belongs to a dif- 

 ferent genus, Ajaja " (Saunders). 



