BRITISH BIRDS. 



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THE SPOONBILL. 



WHITE SPOONBILL. 



(Platalca Lcucorodia, Linn. Spntiilc blanche* 

 Temm.) 



THE Spoonbill measures two feet eight inches in 

 length. The whole plumage is white, though some 

 few have been noticed with the "quills tipped with 

 black. 



The bill, w r hich flaps together not unlike two 

 pieces of leather, is the most striking feature in this 

 bird : it is six inches and a half long, broad and 

 thick at the base, and very flat towards the extre- 



