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BACKBONED ANIMALS, 



marabou stork, from which the feathers of that name 

 come, is the most valuable of the family. 



FIG. 292. The adjutant-bird, showing the foot resting from heel to toe 

 upon the ground. 



Herons (Ardei&z). The great blue heron (Ardea 

 herodias] is a familiar example in the Eastern States, rang- 

 ing as far south as Guatemala, Central America. They 



FlG. 293. European heron (Ardea cznerea) in full flight a slow flier. 



attain a length of four feet, and are slow fliers (Fig 293). 

 The general color is grayish-blue, with black and white 



